The police began an investigation into a group of people who impersonated employees of a famous securities company and used a fake stock trading app to deceive investors and swindle their investment funds, saying, “We guarantee an 880% return.”
Mr. Moon (57), who lives in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, entered a group chat room while browsing Naver Band on December 26 last year. It is said that soon after, people who introduced themselves as officials from a famous securities company approached Mr. Moon.
They advised Mr. Moon to buy stocks of a specific type, saying, “We guarantee an 880% return,” and then encouraged him to install a stock trading app. There were already a number of members in the chat room, and it is said that they encouraged people to buy stocks by verifying the returns in the form of screenshots. Accordingly, Mr. Moon transferred a total of 956 million won to the fraud daily account on six occasions from the 11th to the 17th of last month.
It was also confirmed that the fraud group approached Mr. Moon using several positions impersonating the names of famous securities firms. These gangs introduced themselves as if they were securities company officials, such as ‘000 Securities Team Leader’, ‘000 Representative’, and ‘000 Customer Center Division 2’. In addition, it is said that the ‘G20 Joint Investment Agreement’ was explained as if it was an official project of the securities company and encouraged a transfer for investment.
Stock trading app created by the fraud group / provided to the victims
They used a sophisticated self-made stock trading app to commit fraud. The figures in the app were also manipulated to make it appear that the principal amount of 956 million won deposited by Mr. Moon had increased to about 3.6 billion won. Victim Mr. Moon said, “When I made a sale, the rate of return was displayed in real time on the app screen, and at first I had no suspicion that it was a scam.”
However, Mr. Moon, who sensed something strange about the continued profits, asked for his money back on the 24th of last month, but instead of a refund, they even asked for an additional deposit. The day party told Mr. Moon, “To return the money, you must deposit an additional 800 million won, including 539 million won, which is a 20% commission on today’s profits, and 269 million won, a 10% commission for early withdrawal.” He is said to have said, “I need to apply for a withdrawal.” Accordingly, Mr. Moon reported these gang members to 112 on the same day.
Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul has booked them on charges of fraud and is investigating them. A police official said, “Immediately after receiving the case, we requested the bank to suspend account payments, and we also suspended all accounts presented by the fraud group,” adding, “We applied for a search and seizure warrant to track the accounts.”
2024-02-01 10:54:00
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