2 Koreans face raps for defrauding telecom firm

Two Korean nationals face access device fraud charges after they were accused of rerouting international calls and making these appear as local calls, causing a telecom firm to lose more than P1.2 million.

The recommendation to charge Kim Tae Hyun and Se Hun Park was made by Manila Assistant Prosecutor Mary Jane Sytat based on a complaint filed by Globe Telecoms Inc. and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

Earlier, Globe said it had detected an unusual volume of international calls being charged as local calls in Mandaluyong City, Pasig City and the areas of Ermita and Malate in Manila.

This led to a raid on a building in Malate, Manila, where CIDG agents found the Koreans who were caught with SIM cards, computers, cell phones and other communications equipment.