Daejeon Jeonse Fraud Victims Concentrated Among '20s and 30s' in Multi-Family Houses

It has been investigated that the victims of Jeonse fraud in Daejeon are concentrated in their 20s and 30s by age group, and in multi-family houses by housing type.

According to Daejeon City on the 21st, as of the 19th, a total of 1,393 victims of Jeonse fraud have been reported in Daejeon. Among them, 607 are in their 30s and 592 are in their 20s, accounting for 86% of all victims. By other age groups, there are 117 victims in their 40s, 46 in their 50s, and 31 aged 60 and above.

The housing type where Jeonse fraud victims resided is highest in multi-family houses with 1,022 victims, followed by multiple houses with 309 victims, row houses with 30 victims, and officetels with 13 victims.

The total amount of damage suffered by all victims is estimated to reach 152.7 billion KRW.

Daejeon City plans to relocate the ‘Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Center’ from the current Daejeon City Hall to the former Chungnam Provincial Office starting from the 26th of this month, and additionally deploy real estate experts on site to effectively support the victims.

Park Pil-woo, Director of the Urban Housing Bureau of Daejeon City, said, “We will ensure that victims of Jeonse fraud can receive one-stop financial and legal consultation services through the ‘Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Center.’”

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