MANILA, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a South Korean national who is subject of a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) over an alleged 200 million Korean won (Php 7.9 million) scam.
Park Junhyeon, 44, was arrested by the joint operatives of the CIDG-Regional Field Unit National Capital Region, Bureau of Immigration - Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU), Korean National Police Agency, Department of Justice - Office of Cybercrime in coordination with Police Regional Office 3.
According to the CIDG, he was posing as a legitimate businessman offering investor-catchy products. Once payment was made, he disappeared. Throughout, he has victimized 24 people, all Koreans. He operated both in South Korea and the Philippines.
“May red notice ito for ah, scamming 24 individuals that leads up to ah, more or less 200 million Korean won doon sa no-show scam niya. ‘Yung fraudulent ah, no-show scam niya wherein ah, magpapakilala siya as a legit businessman, mag-aalok ng magagandang mga ah, products, then kukunin niya yung pera, ah, and then hindi na magpapakita,” PCol. John Guiagui, CIDG NCR chief told reporters.
(There is a Red Notice issued against him for allegedly scamming 24 individuals, with total losses amounting to more or less 200 million Korean won through his no-show scam. In this fraudulent no-show scheme, he would present himself as a legitimate businessman, offer attractive products, collect the victims' money, and then disappear without delivering the products or showing up again.)
Guiagui said the South Korean government alarmed local authorities about his presence in the Philippines which the BI confirmed. According to the immigration, he has been in the country since last year.
The CIDG-NCR chief confirmed that there was an attempt to hide because he tapped someone to renew his alien documentation since he knew he could not show up because of his red notice. That’s when the BI alerted the CIDG to help in arresting him, Guiagui said.
Guiagui said the CIDG is now operating on locating and arresting his cohorts.
