SoKor man held for P215 million fraud

MANILA, Philippines — A South Korean who is the alleged head of a telecom fraud syndicate that duped around 800 people of P215 million from 2015 to 2016 was arrested in Muntinlupa City on Monday.

Choi Seung, 36, was arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Bureau of Immigration in front of a mall in Barangay Ayala Alabang at around 1 p.m.

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the foreigner is included in the red notice list of the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol.

“The PNP is always ready to respond to complaints especially if it involves a large-scale fraud such as this,” Azurin said in a statement.