4개 은행, 같은 사기꾼에 490억 뜯겼다…부동산 허위 분양 대출
Four major banks in South Korea have collectively suffered a financial scandal amounting to 490 billion won due to fraudulent real estate subdivision loans perpetrated by a single individual. The financial institutions affected are KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange Bank, and Ivy Bank. All four banks announced the scandal on December 12th, citing external individuals' involvement in the scheme.
The total loss across all banks is 490 billion won. The banks involved discovered the fraud through their respective branches, with investigations currently underway by the financial authorities. The total losses for each bank are as follows: KB Kookmin Bank reported 35.779 billion won, Shinhan Bank reported 173.4355 billion won, Korea Exchange Bank reported 98.7 billion won, and Ivy Bank reported 182.2 billion won.
The banks uncovered the fraud between August 2024 and December 2023, and the banks are still uncovering additional losses, indicating that the total losses could increase.
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