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Anti-Graft Law Calls for ‘Block’ Feature for Mobile Gift Cards

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced Friday that it is currently in talks with IT and telecommunications companies to implement a ‘reject’ feature for mobile gift cards. The use of mobile gift cards and and coupons has grown prevalent in the past year or so due [...]

New Scam Using Smartphone: Purchasing Mobile Gift Cards on Borrowed Phones

Daejeon, Korea, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Two young Koreans were arrested for a scam in which they purchased 5.7 million won (US$ 5,190) of gift cards through borrowed smartphones. According to a report by Daejeon Seobu Police Station on February 12, the police booked two young persons in their early twenties, known by their [...]