A foreigner in his 20s was caught by police after traveling to Japan using a stolen credit card from Jeju Island, racking up over 14 million won.
The Seogwipo Police Station in Jeju announced on the 14th that they had arrested and transferred an Indonesian national, a male identified as A, on charges of fraud, theft, and violation of the Specialized Credit Financial Business Act.
A is accused of breaking into a rental car parked in the parking lot of a hotel in Seogwipo, Jeju, around 1 a.m. on June 15.
He drove the stolen rental car to downtown Jeju City and used the stolen credit card to book a flight ticket to Gimpo Airport, a flight ticket to Fukuoka, Japan, and accommodation in downtown Fukuoka.
A traveled from Jeju International Airport to Gimpo Airport on the afternoon of the 15th and then left Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 17th. Police investigations revealed that he traveled to Fukuoka, Japan, for a 3-day, 2-night trip from the 17th to the 19th.
The amount spent on airline tickets and accommodation for the Japan trip over two days from the 15th to the 16th, before the victim could halt the card transactions, reached over 14 million won.
A returned to Korea on the night of the 19th of last month through Incheon International Airport and was caught by police after stealing a vehicle parked nearby.
He entered Korea in 2020 on a language study visa and attended a university in the capital region, where he studied Korean. After being expelled from school, he is reported to have stayed in Korea on a tourist visa while traveling between Korea and overseas.