Police Launch Special Crackdown on Fraud Crimes in Second Half of Year... Responding to Voice Phishing, Everyday Fraud, and Cyber Fraud

Focus on Restoring Damages through Pre-Indictment Seizure and Forfeiture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters (NIS) announced on the 26th that it will conduct a "Second Half Special Crackdown on Fraud Crimes" for three months from next month 1st to the end of October.

The main targets of the crackdown are ▲telephone financial fraud (voice phishing) ▲daily life fraud (insurance fraud, jeonse fraud, employment fraud) ▲wanted fraud suspects ▲cyber fraud, etc.

The police plan to respond to fraud cases by pooling the investigative capabilities centered on the "Task Force for Eradicating Crimes Infringing on the Common People's Economy" established at the National Police Agency and metropolitan/provincial police agencies. Focusing on specialized investigative personnel, they will concentrate on arresting the masterminds and brokers as well as the entire organization, while also focusing on victim protection and damage recovery by actively pursuing the recovery of criminal proceeds such as seizure and confiscation before prosecution.

Earlier, through the special crackdown in the first half from February to June, the police arrested 29,881 people in 61,706 cases including telephone financial fraud and daily life fraud, and seized and confiscated 431.5 billion KRW of fraud crime damages.

A police official said, "In the second half, we will continue to vigorously crack down on fraud crimes such as telephone financial fraud and simultaneously focus on arresting wanted fraud suspects to implement citizen-centered responsible investigations."