American wanted by Interpol, South Korea nabbed in Manila airport

AN AMERICAN national wanted by the Interpol and in South Korea for involvement in telecommunications fraud was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, said the Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, May 16, 2024.Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the passenger as 62-year-old Shin Seung Chul, who was arrested on May 7 before he could board a Philippine Airlines flight to Narita, Japan.

Tansingco said Shin is subject of an Interpol red notice issued in 2016, indicating that he is wanted for fraud in Seoul involving 572 million won, or roughly more than US$418,000. Shin allegedly conspired with two other suspects in defrauding a victim of his money by employing a scheme known as voice phishing.

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