Damage from 'new types of scams' such as no-show fraud is on the decline... Amount of losses dropped by 32.5% in a month

Yonhap News [Financial News] Damages from so-called 'new types of scams,' such as investment advisory room scams, team mission side job scams, no-show scams, and romance scams, have reportedly returned to a downward trend. 6 billion won in the fourth quarter of last year. The downward trend became even more pronounced in the second quarter.
5% from 1,741 to 1,472 during the same period. The police analyzed that the reduction in damages was the result of implementing tailored countermeasures after analyzing new scam methods following the launch of the Integrated Response Team last October. Since investment guidance scams and romance scams often use phone calls and text messages only during the initial approach and continue communication via social media thereafter, blocking existing phone numbers alone had limitations in response.
Accordingly, the Integrated Response Team collaborated with major platforms such as Naver and Kakao to expand the blocking of criminal accounts and incorporated the latest criminal methods into their internal detection and blocking systems. They also carried out relief activities, such as sending warning notifications to those at risk of becoming victims. 9 billion won in the first quarter.
2 billion won. It was found that a significant number of "team mission" scams utilized fraudulent apps designed for criminal purposes.
The Integrated Response Team analyzed the source code of these apps to confirm their connection to crime and requested Samsung Electronics, Google, and Apple to delete or block them. Since then, no crimes using these fraudulent apps have been confirmed since last April.
7 billion won last month. Regarding "no-show" scams, a system was established in collaboration with telecommunication companies to detect and block suspicious numbers in advance.
Additionally, in cooperation with the Public Procurement Service, the computer network was revamped to require mandatory verification of fraud prevention guidelines during the Nara Jangteo electronic contract stage, and preventive text messages and emails were sent to 320,000 procurement companies. 5 billion won last month.
The police are also strengthening cooperation with foreign investigative agencies to apprehend criminal organizations based overseas. Field officers at police substations and patrol posts are also focusing on detecting damages early and blocking crimes through collaboration with financial institutions and public awareness campaigns.
The National Police Agency plans to accelerate the establishment of institutional and legal foundations to eliminate blind spots regarding new types of scam crimes. Park Sung-joo, Head of the National Investigation Headquarters at the National Police Agency, stated, "Having reduced damages from new types of scams through customized measures tailored to the characteristics of the crimes, we will continue to protect the valuable assets of the people by responding one step ahead to unconventional methods.
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welcome@fnnews.com Jang Yu-ha Reporter