The Financial Supervisory Service will carry out focused promotions using various media commonly used by the public to prevent financial crimes affecting livelihoods, such as illegal private lending, voice phishing, and illegal financial investments.
The FSS noted on the 18th, 'We will produce and release various promotional content through YouTube and utilize everyday infrastructures, such as elevators, buses, and subways in high-value victim concentration areas, to inform the public about the risks of financial crimes affecting livelihoods.' Analysis of voice phishing cases revealed that damage primarily concentrates in the Gangnam area of Seoul.
This promotion involves broadcaster Jeong Seong-ho and influencers from Understanding, Soonja Mom, and News Tomato. Jeong produced a public service advertisement informing that contracts for illegal lending exceeding an interest rate of 60% are entirely invalid regarding both the principal and interest.
YouTuber Soonja Mom created a short video to prevent voice phishing victims impersonating card delivery. This video will be broadcasted through the Soonja Mom and FSS YouTube channels and monitors in financial institution branches.
Understanding and News Tomato will promote prevention of financial crimes affecting livelihoods. An FSS employee will participate directly in discussions with the host, providing guidance on the main methods of financial crimes and how to respond.
The FSS stated, 'To minimize consumer damage due to financial crimes affecting livelihoods, we will continue to identify and implement tailored promotional tasks for vulnerable groups and strengthen close cooperation with the financial sector and related departments to eradicate illegal private lending and voice phishing.'