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The photo shows suspects under arrest in Cambodia after the Korean National Police Agency said on Dec. 21 that it rescued a Korean man being held in a scam compound and arrested 26 others. [NEWS1]

Korean, Cambodian police raid scam compound and rescue one Korean national, arrest 26 others

Korean and Cambodian police rescued a captive Korean man and arrested 26 other Korean nationals in a raid on a scam compound near the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, authorities said on Sunday.

2025.12.21

Police stop a man during a patrol in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul, on Nov. 6. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE]

Officials warn public as scams grow more sophisticated due to AI

Officials are urging the public to be more cautious as technological advancements in AI, especially deepfake video and audio, make it easier for people to be fooled by so-called “romance scammers.”

2025.11.23

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Two Koreans sentenced to prison for role in Cambodia-based romance scam ring

Two Korean men received prison sentences for their roles in a romance scam in Cambodia, which defrauded 20 victims of approximately 840 million won. The court emphasized the seriousness of their involvement and societal harm.

2025.11.2

A screenshot of romance scammers chatting with victims, released by police as evidence [ULSAN POLICE AGENCY]

Court upholds man's sentence for online romance scam based in Cambodia

A man in his 20s who posed as a romantic partner to defraud victims in a Cambodia-based romance scam ring received a suspended prison sentence in his appeal trial, the court confirmed Friday.

2025.10.24

The Immigration Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct. 17 [NEWS1]

Members of voice phishing organization based in Cambodia sentenced to prison in 1st trial

Members of a “corporate-style” voice phishing organization based in Cambodia, who were tried for extorting hundreds of millions of won from multiple victims, were all sentenced to prison in the first trial.

2025.10.18

Police, bank teller stop woman from sending 27 million won to 'boyfriend' in romance scam

A woman in her 70s nearly lost 27 million won ($19,400) to a romance scammer posing as a U.S. soldier, but a quick-thinking bank teller and police officers intervened in time, police said on Sunday.

2025.9.15

The scene at the arrest of members of a crime ring in in Pattaya, Thailand [KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]

19 Koreans caught running romance scam in Thailand

Nineteen Koreans were arrested in Thailand for operating a romance scam from a villa, with ongoing investigations and potential repatriation.

2025.7.22

The romance scammer, middle, gets caught in act at Gongdeok Station in Mapo District, western Seoul on Feb. 15. [SCREEN CAPTURE/JOONGANG PHOTO]

Swiss man flies to Korea, gives $150K to romance scammer posing as woman

A Swiss man flew to Korea to catch his thought-to-be female romance scammer, who turned out to be a man.

2024.3.13

Jeon Cheong-jo speaks to reporters in front of the Songpa Police Station in eastern Seoul before being transferred to the prosecution on Nov.10. [YONHAP]

Jeon Cheong-jo indicted for $2.3M fraud

Jeon Cheong-jo, ex-fiancé of Olympic fencer Nam Hyun-hee, was indicted on fraud charges along with an accomplice who pretended to be her bodyguard. The duo is accused of swindling $2.3 million from 27 people.

2023.12.1

Nam Hyun-hee, left, and Jeon Cheong-jo [NEWS1]

Olympian's ex-fiancé accused of romance scam while in relationship

The man told the police that the two made contact through a dating app where Jeon had approached him as a woman. However, at the time Jeon was still in a relationship with Nam Hyun-hee, posing as a man.

2023.11.1