Gyeonggi Province Holds Information Session on Jeonse Fraud at Former Suwon Paldal-gu Provincial Office

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will hold information sessions on October 13 and 14 at the former provincial office building located in Paldal-gu, Suwon regarding the ‘jeonse fraud allegations involving the Jung Mo family in Suwon’ and provide counseling to victims.

According to the province on the 11th, the information sessions will be held twice to minimize disruption to victims' livelihoods: at 6:30 p.m. on October 13 and at 2 p.m. on October 14 in the conference room on the 4th floor of the new district office building.

Victims of this case or anyone interested in addressing ‘jeonse fraud’ can attend without advance registration.

Police have previously received approximately 60 reports of ‘jeonse fraud damage’ linked to the same landlord across the Seoul metropolitan area, including Suwon (with unreturned deposit amounts totaling approximately 8 billion won), and are investigating.

As of October 10, the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Center has received 297 reports of damage linked to the same landlord.

At the information session, the province plans to explore provincial victim support measures and practical damage response methods for victims who have not recovered their jeonse deposits even after their rental contracts expired, as well as tenants who have remaining contract periods but are concerned they will not recover their jeonse deposits in the future.

The information session will cover: ▲Introduction to jeonse fraud damage reporting and victim support eligibility procedures ▲Contents of jeonse fraud victim support ▲Counseling on court auction procedures, etc.

Victims will be able to ask questions on site and receive personalized one-on-one counseling if desired, with plans to ensure victims obtain information they genuinely need.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon said, “Understanding the urgent feelings of affected victims, we will expedite the information session and customized one-on-one counseling for victims, and furthermore, develop practical alternative measures and make active efforts to ensure housing stability for victims.”

Gyeonggi Province has been operating the Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Center since March 31 to support jeonse fraud victims, providing one-stop support including legal, financial, and housing counseling as well as reception of ‘jeonse fraud victim’ determination application forms and investigation of damage facts.

Damage counseling operates from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding lunch hours from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.).

Applications for jeonse fraud victim determination under the ‘special law’ are being accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and for more details, contact the Gyeonggi Province Jeonse Fraud Victim Support Center (031-242-2450).