SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Two teenage students who studied abroad in China were caught after they were involved in a voice phishing crime in which they attempted to steal money from the elderly. According to law enforcement officials, Koo (aged 19) and his friend broke into an elderly woman’s house and stole 17,460,000 [...]
Seoul, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Who do you think are the main victims of voice phishing? You would be very wrong if you thought the elderly were most susceptible to being deceived. The younger demographic tend to be the main targets of tele-financial fraud, if anything, and they also tend to be the offenders. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The criminal prosecutors of the Seoul Northern District Public Prosecutor’s Office said on December 11 that no charge will be made against Bae Yong-joon, a Korean actor, who was accused of fraud for selling red ginseng under an exclusive basis. The plaintiff who owns a company selling dietary supplement [...]
LONDON & ATLANTA, March 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - A quarter of insured motorists think that it is acceptable to mislead insurers to reduce their motor insurance premiums, according to a new study from LexisNexis. Released today by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the research found that 40% of UK motor insurance policy holders believe the cost [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on September 30 that it would hold a series of classes for the city’s senior citizens about how not to fall for fraud. The classes will be open immediately after October 2 on the 17th Senior Citizens’ Day. Most people over 65 years of [...]