The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Wednesday, March 16, the arrest of two South Koreans wanted in their country for large-scale fraud.
In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) identified the alien fugitives as Son Hyungjun, 36, and Choi Jong Bok, 40, who were arrested Tuesday during separate operations.
FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy said Son, who was arrested in Angeles City, was tagged as a member of the telecommunications fraud syndicate that defrauded its victims of more than 22 million won, or almost US$18,000.
Son, who is subject of an arrest warrant from the Busan district court in South Korea, and his cohorts allegedly ran their racket from their headquarters in China wherein they made calls to their victims in Korea through voice phishing.
On the other hand, Choi, who was arrested in Porac town is wanted for swindling a compatriot of more than P7 million in a fraudulent stock investment scheme.
A warrant for Choi’s arrest was issued by the Nambu district court in Seoul where he was charged with fraud.
A check of their travel records revealed that both of them are already overstaying as they have been hiding here since they arrived as tourists in 2018.
The duo is currently detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation proceedings.