Romance scam

What is the romance scam?

Fraud in the method of requesting money for various reasons after accessing online, such as SNS and e-mail, expressing favor, forming trust with wealth and appearance, etc

SNS+personal information+fishing=romance scam
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Major cases of damage

A man I met through a blind date app said, "I will hand over about 11 million won points in another app," and "I need to pay a fee for this," forcing A to hand over the money to him by paying the pin number of a cultural gift certificate. Mr. A, who started working on cash services and loans from credit card companies, found out that it was a fraud only after handing over 18 million won
(Source: Korean economy)

As B got closer to C, a U.S. soldier he learned through SNS, he met E, a Korean-American military doctor, at the request of his superior D, and handed him 570 million won, and realized that everything was a fraud after they disappeared
(Source: SBS)

Prevention and countermeasures

Prevention and countermeasures

In the case of dating only on the Internet, deposit is prohibited for a request disguised as a request

Avoid accessing the website URL of the delivery company under the pretext of sending gifts to the other person

In the event of damage, report the damage to the police station 112 or the Financial Supervisory Service 1332 for help