The Korean National Police Agency announced on the 24th that it will launch a special crackdown on the illegal distribution of consumer recovery coupons that began to be distributed on the 22nd.
The special crackdown period is from today until the expiration date of the consumer coupon on November 30. The targets of the crackdown are ▲ commonly known as 'card fraud' ▲ false sales ▲ personal transaction fraud ▲ transfer to others.
The police will prioritize cracking down on 'card fraud,' where merchants or stores return cash after processing consumer coupons as card payments without actual goods transactions. Also targeted are 'false sales,' where merchants deceive the government or card companies to convert consumer coupons into cash without actual merchandise transactions, 'transaction fraud,' where they deceive customers into believing that they are selling consumer coupons at a discount before disappearing, and 'transfer to others,' where consumer coupons are given to another person.
The Korean National Police Agency plans to conduct awareness investigations after monitoring illegal distribution of consumer coupons through cyber investigation teams and anti-corruption investigation teams across the country. For various civil complaint cases, intelligence teams from local police stations will be deployed to crack down. The proceeds of crime will be tracked down to ensure seizure and preservation before prosecution.
The National Investigation Agency stated, "We will thoroughly track and punish any actions that unjustly profited contrary to the original purpose of distributing consumer coupons."