14 DAY TRIAL // The Cyber Response Team of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has arrested four Korean nationals suspected of running a cyber scheme.
According to authorities cited by Zambotimes, the suspects tricked other Koreans living in the Philippines into handing over the details of their family members.
Once they obtained the information, they would call up the family members and tell them that their loved ones had been involved in an accident.
The crooks instructed victims to send over money allegedly needed to pay medical bills. One of the victims who had filed a complaint claimed to have lost 50 million KRW (47,000 USD).
The suspects – Jhee Kim, Leon Lee Su, Byeongha Moon and Ho Kim Jim – are currently in custody. Police have seized several laptops, PC computers, phones, identification cards and payment cards.