A landlord who owns 100 villas in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, was booked by the police for not returning the jeonse deposit to tenants.



Seoul Western Police Station / Photo by Taewon Choi skking@

Seoul Western Police Station / Photo by Taewon Choi skking@

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According to the police on the 1st, the Western Seoul Police Station booked landlord A, suspected of not returning jeonse deposits to tenants in mid-March, on charges of fraud.


The number of victims is estimated to be over 20, and the amount of damage investigated so far reaches about 2 billion KRW. The police are investigating on the suspicion that A committed jeonse fraud through a no-capital gap investment method.



A police official said, "We started the investigation based on a tip-off and have questioned about 10 people so far."


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