Because of the notice of the Chinese Consulate General in Jeju, the South Korean resort Jeju Island was recently labeled by Chinese netizens: Northern Myanmar.
The Chinese Consulate General in Jeju Monday (September 25) issued a post on WeChat accounts to remind that many Chinese citizens have recently received calls for help.Illegal migrant workers. "
The consulate said that some of these cheated people were detained and could not return to China, and some were forcibly asked for agency fees to suffer economic losses, and some were even limited to personal freedom.
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Isn't this kind of plot like the Northern Myanmar Telecom fraud case that was exploded in China earlier?
Since the beginning of this year, there have been many high incidents of telecommunications network fraud in China, which have derived a series of criminal activities such as smuggling and illegal detention, and also affected the tourism industry in Myanmar and even Thailand.
Weibo netizen discussion
After the Consulate General of Jeju issued a reminder, "some Chinese citizens were deceived to Jeju, South Korea" immediately became a hot topic of Weibo.Some netizens said: "Oh my God, it is difficult to imagine that South Korea is associated with fraud and illegal migrant workers."
Many netizens speculate that as China and Myanmar cooperation increased their efforts to crack down on border electrical fraud crimes, local fraud may flee to South Korea."It seems that the crackdown on northern Myanmar is effective!" "Good guy, can't you change the north to the north?"
China CCTV News reported on September 17 that the Ministry of Public Security of China deployed Yunnan Public Security Organs to strengthen border police cooperation and continued to carry out multiple rounds of operations on cyber fraud criminal groups.Among them, there are 58 fugitives.
However, some netizens have pointed out that illegal migrant workers in Jeju Island have not only been available in recent years, but they have not developed to the point of restricting personal freedom before.
Southern Metropolis Daily and other Chinese media reported in 2016 that with the booming tourism industry, the labor demand for Jeju Island is increasing.Salary of 75 to 188).
Many foreign migrant workers are moving, but the cost of up to 40,000 yuan in work visa has made them discouraged.As a result, some people illegally stayed in the nominal to stay in the local "black worker", many of which were Chinese.Black workers generally refer to illegal migrant workers.
The Southern Metropolis Daily quoted the black worker in Jeju Island and Sun Sheng, his hometown in Shandong, said that he was tempted by a friend about 720 yuan a day in South Korea, and then decided to come to Jeju Island.
Sun Sheng also said that after get off work every day, he will contact his wife and daughter who stays in China every day, saying that he will go out twice a month, once to give money at home, and the other time to supplement daily necessities Essence
The number of illegal residues in South Korea exceeds 400,000
According to the Chinese self -media "supplementing one sword", in fact, as early as the beginning of this year, there were posts on Chinese social media about "lack of labor services in Korea", saying that they could provide services for those who worked abroad. The cost was "only" onlyA little higher than handling illegal running black business. "
Lianhe Zaobao found that many people left a message on the relevant posts in Xiaohongshu, including asking if they could apply for a labor visa.Some people even asked directly: "Is this a black worker?" According to observations, the caliber of the posting person denied that it was a black worker.It is worth noting that they basically emphasize that they can apply for a labor visa, but "can only apply for Jeju Island."
As for whether these posts will be a "human trafficking", it is unknown, but from the reminder issued by the Chinese Consulate General in Jeju, it is estimated that people who fall into the trap are likely not a few.
According to the report of the Yonhap News Agency, the statistics released by the Ministry of Justice in the Ministry of Legal Affairs in June showed that as of the end of May, the illegal residents in South Korea had reached 420,000 people in South Korea, a new record for three consecutive months.
Reports did not mention which country these illegal residents are mainly from, but they said that foreign personnel who stayed in South Korea reached 2.364,894 as of the end of May, an increase of 17.5%over the same period last year; of which the Chinese were the most, which was 885,000.people.
Jeju Island Free Visit
The reason why Jeju Island has become a denominating dens of telecommunications fraud and illegal labor services may be related to its visa -free policy.
In order to attract more foreign tourists, especially Chinese tourists with high spending power, Jeju Island implemented visa -free visa on Chinese citizens in 2008.Since then, this island with beautiful beaches, luxury casinos, and islands, as a number of popular Korean dramas, has become a popular destination for the Chinese outbound tour.
According to the Chinese Consulate General in Jeju, before the outbreak, Jeju Island received more than 1 million Chinese tourists in 2019, accounting for nearly two -thirds of the total number of foreign tourists in Jeju Island that year.
Some opinions believe that it may be because the Chinese love Jeju Island and can travel at any time, so they naturally have become the new goal of telecommunications fraud and illegal labor gangs.
"Make up one knife" pointed out that the Chinese embassy in South Korea has not yet issued telecommunications fraud reminders in the past year.The embassy said that the types of telecommunications fraud in South Korea are very diverse. From pretending to the "Public Prosecution Law" to "killing piglets", it is not enough.The victims include both migrant workers and international students.
A netizen living in South Korea told "Bu Yidi", she has received a call from the "Chinese Embassy" or "Seoul Post Office" many times, telling her that there are fast pieces to her.On the last day, the person in charge of China needs to be contacted, and then she will ask her personal information to her.
According to this netizen's memories, the sound of the call from the call is basically Taiwan's accent. Even if you transfer to the so -called mainland customs staff, it is still the Taiwan accent.
Taiwan Media Sanli News Network in March 2017 quoted Ye Yulan, a professor at the former Taiwan Central Police University and the current legislator of the Kuomintang (now renamed You Yulan) and said that South Korea had detained more than 400 scammers in Taiwan in 2009.
Yangcheng Evening News reported that the South Korean police also destroyed the telephone scam gang in Jeju Island in 2017 and arrested 51 criminal suspects, most of them from Taiwan.Police said that the gang set up a call center in Jeju Island to perform fraud to mainland China and Taiwan.
Looking at the reports from Yonhap, South Korea Times, and South Korea's pioneers, the Taiwanese have involved South Korea's telecommunications fraud cases from time to time in the past 10 years.As for the reason, some netizens have analyzed that it may be because holding a Taiwanese passport is easier to enter South Korea than the mainland passport.
In addition to the fraud group that may not be manipulated by the non -Korean people, the use of Jeju Island's visa -free convenience to Chinese people to deceive the Chinese to illegally workers, and it cannot be ignored: South Korea itself is a high -incidence of telecommunications fraud.
韩联社报道，韩国金融监督院今年2月公布的资料显示，2018至2022年这五年间，韩国电信诈骗案件达22万7126起，受害金额为1.66万亿元（韩元，下同，约S $ 1.68 billion).
According to the type, the amount of damage to loan fraud was 999.8 billion yuan, accounting for 60.1%;Yuan, accounting for 17.1%.
Yonhap News Agency reported in January this year that the South Korean government telecommunications fraud crime joint investigation team traced the remittance to the account where China was located, arrested illegal exchange personnel and illegal remittances in China.The investigation team will also deceive 2.8 billion yuan and 950 million yuan respectively, and the members of the Telecom Fraud who fled to China to the telecommunications fraud gangs extradited and arrested them.
The investigation team under the local procuratorate of the Eastern Seoul in South Korea stated in early August that it destroyed a phone call that will be used by the relay to camouflage from China and disguised as a fraud crime gang with a transfer number of South Korea.In addition, 18 people, the total leader of the Telecom Fraud Gangs, who have absconded to China for three years, were sent back to China and arrested and prosecuted.
This shows that the behind -the -scenes of the Jeju Island fraud cases are Chinese and Korean criminals.
In general, the "high -paying recruitment" scam and Chinese official warning reminded that Jeju Island, which has enjoys the reputation of "South Korea", has been raised in the hearts of many Chinese netizens.Whether this will impact the tourism industry of Jeju Island remains to be observed.However, it is certain that with Thailand's example, I believe that the Jeju Island and the South Korean government will be considered.
Before the outbreak of the crown disease, more than 10 million Chinese tourists received each year in Thailand, but since 2023, there are only 2.3 million Chinese tourists in Thailand.
There are rumors on social media that tourists may be abducted in Thailand and are sent to a fraud base in northern Myanmar.In addition, the anti -fraud theme of the anti -fraud theme of the box office over -seat after its release in China was desperate, which made more and more Chinese tourists discouraged, because the film appeared in the plot of Thailand abducted tourists.
Fraud Group is pervasive and incompatible.For the state or local governments, it is necessary to step up and strengthen cross -border cracking down on criminal cooperation in order to avoid affecting the local tourism industry.For individuals, restraining greed can stay away from scams, because the pieces of the sky are often traps.
