Haitian-Thai nationality special fraud group sent, damage amount: 180 million won = South Korea

In South Korea, police have arrested four members of a special fraud group who defrauded people of approximately 180 million won (approximately 19.85 million yen). Three of these were handed over to prosecutors.
Seoul's Seongbuk Police Station announced on the 21st that it had arrested four Haitian and Thai nationals suspected of committing special fraud. The police will first investigate
Two of the three people cited were detained and sent to prison on suspicion of fraud and violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, and one person was also sent to prison without bond on the same charges. On this day, Mr. A (24), a Haitian cash card collector, was also
Around 1:30 p.m., additional arrests were made in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do. Police plan to apply for a arrest warrant for Mr. A on the 22nd.
According to the police, the suspect has been receiving instructions from the head of an organization disguised as a call center, and has been under attack since mid-July this year.
He is suspected of defrauding the victim's bank card and approximately 180 million won (approximately 19.85 million yen) in cash. They told the victim, ``Your account will be used for a crime, and the money you have now will be used for a crime.''
"We have to confirm whether it is the proceeds of crime," he said, "and told them to leave their cash cards and cash in coin lockers on the subway," and defrauded them of their cards and cash.
On the 21st of last month, the police received a report from the victim and traced back the surveillance camera near Seongshin Women's University Area on Subway Line 4 in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and found the person who had taken away the card and money the day before.
was identified. Then, at around 8:20 a.m. on the 23rd of last month, a 30-year-old Thai national tried to withdraw cash at a bank in Sinlim-dong, Seoul, using the cash card recovered from the victim.
Mr. B was arrested. The police investigating Mr. B analyzed cell phone records and Telegram conversation records and discovered the identity of a special fraud group. Based on this content, on September 11th, Mr. B.
A Thai couple in their 30s who took on the role of handing over the withdrawn cash to an instructor were arrested in Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province.
The police said that a special fraud group had two instructors, one cash card collector, one cash withdrawer, and a cash collector.
We understand that it is made up of a total of nine people, including five in the roles. It was reported that illegal immigrants from Haiti, China, and Thailand, as well as refugee applicants and international students, acted as collectors for this organization.
A police source said, ``The amount of damage could increase to up to 340 million won (approximately 37.5 million yen), and the number of accomplices could increase to 20.''
We are currently tracking the whereabouts of the remaining individuals."