Financial Supervisory Service Uncovers 157 'Nailong Taxi Drivers' Suspected of False Hospitalization Claims

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The Financial Supervisory Service announced on the 23rd that it identified 157 taxi drivers in the Gyeonggi Southern region who received hospitalization insurance benefits while using fuel subsidies during their hospitalization period, and sent the investigation results to the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency.

Fuel subsidies are a system where local governments refund part of the fuel tax to owners of commercial vehicles such as taxi drivers who use diesel or LPG as fuel and operate for transportation business purposes.

The Financial Supervisory Service recently received a request for investigative cooperation from the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency regarding taxi drivers who fraudulently received hospitalization insurance benefits by falsely being hospitalized or who misused fuel subsidies during their hospitalization period.

Accordingly, a planned investigation, including analysis of insurance fraud suspicions, was conducted targeting taxi drivers operating in the Gyeonggi Southern region.

Subsequently, after analyzing insurance claim documents for taxi drivers who received hospitalization insurance benefits while using fuel subsidies during their hospitalization period, 157 suspects suspected of false hospitalization (or fraudulent receipt of fuel subsidies) were confirmed, and the investigation results were sent to the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency.

The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency referred 58 taxi drivers suspected of fraudulently obtaining insurance benefits through false hospitalization to the prosecution, and plans to separately investigate the fuel subsidy fraud allegations.

The Financial Supervisory Service explained that fraudulently obtaining insurance benefits through false hospitalization constitutes "insurance fraud," and using fuel subsidies for purposes other than taxi operations is highly likely to be considered "fraudulent receipt of fuel subsidies."

A Financial Supervisory Service official emphasized, "Falsely being hospitalized to receive hospitalization insurance benefits after minor traffic accidents constitutes insurance fraud, so please be cautious."

He added, "Insurance fraud leads to increased premiums for honest policyholders. If you become aware of suspected insurance fraud cases, please actively report them to the Financial Supervisory Service or the insurance company's insurance fraud reporting center."

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