Daegu Police Intensify Crackdown on Internet Fraud Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 15th that it will intensively crack down on cyber crimes such as internet fraud ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
The main targets of the crackdown are frauds disguised as sales of tickets, gifts, or travel products related to the Lunar New Year holiday, and messenger phishing pretending to be holiday greetings or parcel tracking services.
In addition, to respond to organized internet shopping mall fraud, similar incidents occurring simultaneously will be investigated by designating a 'responsible investigative office.'
Cyber crimes such as internet fraud are difficult to recover from once they occur, so prevention is most important. The number of internet fraud cases in the Daegu area has been increasing every year: 4,739 cases in 2017, 5,862 cases in 2018, and 6,781 cases in 2019.
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Yeo Jong-min, head of the Cyber Safety Division at the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, said, "We will promptly investigate the reported cases and do our best to recover damages by registering fraudulent accounts used in scams as invalid and tracking criminal proceeds."
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