MANILA, Philippines — Two South Koreans, wanted by their home country for electronic financial fraud, were deported, the Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a report that Kwon Hyuckkeun, 41, and You Hyun Tea, 53, were sent to Incheon, South Korea, on a Korean Air flight on August 21.
“Korean policemen apprehended them upon their arrival,” he said.
Tansingco said that the two individuals had been ordered deported as early as 2021 due to their status as undesirable aliens and fugitives from justice.
Interpol red notices revealed that they are subjects of criminal cases in South Korea for violating the country’s electronic financial transactions act.
Authorities allege that You, in collaboration with an accomplice, operated an illegal sports gambling website. They reportedly borrowed money from victims, promising a 30 percent profit but instead defrauded them of more than 100 million won (approximately P4.6 million).
Kwon is accused of running a call center that used voice phishing to deceive victims into sending their debit cards, promising that their money would generate profits through low-interest loan transactions.
Both suspects were arrested by immigration officials in May and June of this year, respectively. They have been placed on the immigration blacklist and banned from re-entering the country, the immigration official said.
