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Korean Investors Lose 250M in Stock Scams

South Korean retail traders lost about 250 million dollars to fraud in the first half of 2026. Police investigated thousands of stock tip chatroom cases as scammers exploited market volatility.

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A currency dealer walks in front of an electronic board displaying the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul, South Korea, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea retail investors lost $246.57 million to stock tip scams in the first half of 2026, marking a 19.8% increase from the same period last year.
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