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Police to tighten crackdown on cyber fraud
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Police Agency (NPA) said Tuesday it will boost its crackdown on online scams amid a rising incidence of fraud aimed at random targets.
The move comes shortly after the NPA revealed a 50 percent increase in the number of online swindlers last year. A total of 26,826 people were arrested on charges of duping online shoppers through a variety of fraudulent transactions in cyberspace, while 17,844 were arrested in 2009.
South Korea is one of the world's most densely wired countries, ranking first for wireless Internet penetration among member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
As part of the stronger crackdown, the NPA's cyber terrorism center will launch special intensive investigations every time 10 cases of online fraud involving a single website are reported to the police within three days. Until now, the requirement has been 20 cases in five days, the NPA said.
"This will allow probes to be launched more swiftly, reduce the number of victims, and lead to the early apprehension of suspects," an NPA official said on the condition of anonymity.
Probe efforts will also be concentrated in the police station where a suspect's records are filed, even though the victims may be spread across the country.
"This will prevent delays in investigation caused by handling of individual cases, and by sharing information on crime methods (among police stations), we will bring about heavy punishments for repeated and small-scale scams," the official said.
The move comes shortly after the NPA revealed a 50 percent increase in the number of online swindlers last year. A total of 26,826 people were arrested on charges of duping online shoppers through a variety of fraudulent transactions in cyberspace, while 17,844 were arrested in 2009.
South Korea is one of the world's most densely wired countries, ranking first for wireless Internet penetration among member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
As part of the stronger crackdown, the NPA's cyber terrorism center will launch special intensive investigations every time 10 cases of online fraud involving a single website are reported to the police within three days. Until now, the requirement has been 20 cases in five days, the NPA said.
"This will allow probes to be launched more swiftly, reduce the number of victims, and lead to the early apprehension of suspects," an NPA official said on the condition of anonymity.
Probe efforts will also be concentrated in the police station where a suspect's records are filed, even though the victims may be spread across the country.
"This will prevent delays in investigation caused by handling of individual cases, and by sharing information on crime methods (among police stations), we will bring about heavy punishments for repeated and small-scale scams," the official said.
