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housing rent fraud

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Victims of the rental fraud demand a meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol while protesting in front of the presidential office in Yongsan. Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

PPP, government agree to seize profits from rental fraud

Though jeonse scams first surfaced when faux landlords failed to pay off taxes on their properties or return deposits to their tenants, it recently resurfaced after a 31-year-old woman killed herself after falling victim to the Michuhol scam.

2023.4.20

President Yoon Suk Yeol raises the issue of jeonse fraud, which has become a major social concern, during the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon Suk Yeol calls for measures to protect tenants from housing fraud

The president's comment comes one day after a woman in her 30s committed suicide as she wasn’t able to recoup the 90 million won ($68,000) rent deposit after the house she was living in was auctioned off.

2023.4.18

Tag: housing rent fraud

housing rent fraud

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PPP, government agree to seize profits from rental fraud

Yoon Suk Yeol calls for measures to protect tenants from housing fraud

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