Arranging company arrested for defrauding Vietnamese students of 200 million won in university enrollment fees (South Korea)

A Korean study abroad arrangement company has been arrested by police for defrauding dozens of Vietnamese students who were planning to enroll in universities in South Korea of their tuition fees.
According to Yonhap News, the Gyeongju Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province
On the 8th, the government announced that it had arrested a study abroad arranging company suspect A (56) on suspicion of fraud. Suspect A was involved in a language training program for Vietnamese students in 2022 with a domestic university.
After signing the joint agreement, the school recruited students through local study abroad agencies in Vietnam, and in January of last year, 40 students transferred about 228 million won (about 26 million yen) in the name of admission fees.
Suspect A is also accused of receiving approximately 45 million won (approximately 5.1 million yen) in tuition fees from seven Vietnamese international students in April last year, unrelated to the university's agreement.
He is also suspected of having defrauded the woman by sending money to her. 11 months after his escape, Suspect A was caught at the home of the woman he was living with.
Suspect A took advantage of the fact that the victims were in Vietnam and forged documents to
An investigation revealed that the perpetrators of the crimes involved stealing money sent to recipients and not returning the enrolment fees of students whose visas were denied.