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※ This video was produced in 2020 and may differ from the current situation. ■ Stock Trading Rooms Enjoying a Major Boom Amidst an Overheated Stock Market Craze Amid a job market frozen by COVID-19 and skyrocketing real estate prices, so-called "stock trading rooms"—which promise to identify profitable stocks—are experiencing a major boom. However, unlike financial companies that require strict licensing, "quasi-investment advisory businesses" such as stock trading rooms can be operated by any individual simply by filing a report, without any special qualifications. There is virtually no way to verify their expertise, nor are there any consumer protection mechanisms to prepare for potential losses. The average annual membership fee for stock trading rooms is around 3 million won, although some rooms demand anywhere from a few million won to as much as 100 million won per year. Furthermore, if a refund is requested, they demand the return of millions of won, claiming that while the subscription was at a discounted price, the refund is subject to the regular price. They also issue refunds after deducting the cost of expensive VOD services, citing that the annual fee includes such services. Victims of stock trading chat rooms are venting their anger over excessive annual fees that are difficult to even get refunded despite their investment losses, and are appealing for a stop to this "fraud disguised as legality." ■ New Type of Investment Fraud Spreading Amidst the Stock Trading Chat Room Craze: The Sudden Death of a Mother Last June, there was an incident where a woman took her own life in her car. She invested her entire savings of 100 million won into a gold futures site after seeing a post on an investment forum promoting "high returns and principal guarantees." However, the moment the money was deposited, the investment firm's attitude changed drastically. Suspecting it was a scam, she headed to the police station. However, she was told only that "it is difficult to catch the culprit or recover the money." To her, 100 million won was money as precious as her life. It was the money her elderly father earned from selling his last cow and her hard-earned security deposit, which she had saved while raising her child alone. ■ Investment Fraud Soars, Yet Investigations and Financial Authorities Take a Step Backward Riding the investment boom, fraud disguised as investment schemes is evolving day by day. It is becoming increasingly sophisticated and cunning, expanding its scope into various fields such as leveraged investment and options trading. They create plausible-looking fake investment websites, making it difficult even for experts to distinguish them. To evade tracking, they utilize multiple "dummy accounts"—bank accounts registered under borrowed corporate names—with IP addresses located overseas. A former operator of an investment fraud site, whom the production team met in person, stated the following: Victims lament that visiting the police yields only disheartening responses. They argue that the police appear to be trying to persuade them to essentially give up on the investigation rather than demonstrating a will to apprehend the criminals. The police maintain the stance that investment fraud does not fall under the "Voice Phishing" Act, claiming that account freezes and tracking are impossible. Victims are demanding substantive management and supervision from financial authorities regarding these new types of investment fraud, which are expected to spread like wildfire during the COVID-19 era. Regarding police investigations as well, instead of entrusting them to individual police stations as is currently done, a ‘Special Task Force’ under the Metropolitan Investigation Unit is being requested. Riding the wave of an unprecedented investment craze, we examine the reality of stock trading rooms that cunningly deceive consumers, as well as the increasingly sophisticated nature of fraud disguised as investment! We take a deep dive into the pitfalls of non-face-to-face investment that has infiltrated the contactless era. ※ This video is [Sisa Jikgyeok - The Pitfalls of Non-Face-to-Face Investment], aired on November 13, 2020. #IncidentsAndAccidents #NonFaceToFace #Investment This is the official KBS Documentary channel. We will deliver documentaries that resonate with the world. Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) are prohibited. 📝 [email protected] 📞 02-781-1000 ✔KBS Documentary | KBS Official YouTube Channel Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. 📝 [email protected] 📞 +82-2-781-1000 🏢 Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea) ∙ The current situation and content may differ slightly depending on the time of broadcast. ∙ The operator may delete slanderous or malicious comments to protect the participants.