I lost all of the wealth I had accumulated to become independent after deinstitution

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will continue to tell you about the situation of sophisticated crimes against people with intellectual disabilities, continuing from yesterday (30th). Today, let's start with the story of a victim who was deceived by a person he had never seen before and deprived him of the money he had saved over the years.

Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon reported.

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Mr. Lee, who has an intellectual disability, has been saving money for years by finding a job at a mart or restaurant.

I lost all my fortune last month.

The person who stole the money was a man he had never seen face to face.

Mr. Lee started a conversation on a blind date app he accessed out of curiosity, and

[Lee Mo/Victim: There are a lot of app advertisements. I just needed someone to chat with, but I got it wrong.] As

we got to know each other through chat, this man persistently recommended investing in coins.

[Lee Mo / Victim: He said that he had to sign up for what coin he would call more. If you don't have any money, go quickly, go to the bank and cancel your savings account.] The

money I sent several times was 34 million won.

I tried to ask if the investment was going well, but the contact was cut off.

[Responsible person at the Self-Reliance Support Center for the Disabled: It is all property, and in a way, it can be a lifeline. Losing it all at once... . I had a dream and went out of the facility, but how do I deal with that?]

The crime of extorting people with intellectual disabilities through social media is increasing rapidly.

[Eun Jong-gyun / Central Advocacy for the Rights of the Disabled: There are actually many cases where people who do not know anything through SNS are being harmed by meeting them online. You know when you talk. What characteristics do people with intellectual disabilities have? .] Since

crimes are committed online against victims with intellectual disabilities, there are many difficulties from the stage of identifying the perpetrators.

Although each police station has a dedicated police officer in charge of cases with intellectual disabilities, there are many cases where they are not able to be put into the investigation from the beginning of the investigation because they are also in charge of other cases.

[Choi Jeong-gyu / Attorney: 'It's not easy due to manpower, can't we just do it', so we have to fight a bit, saying, 'We can't be investigated like that'. I will.'] As

crimes against people with intellectual disabilities become more intelligent, it seems urgent to secure the expertise of investigative agencies to respond to them.

(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Hwang Ji-young, VJ: Lee Jun-young)

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Here is reporter Ha Jeong-yeon, who delivered the report yesterday and today.

[Reporter Ha Jung-yeon: With this coverage, we covered various cases in which people with intellectual disabilities became victims of crime.

There have been many cases in which investigation agencies have been caught as accomplices in a crime and have been handed over to trial.

A typical example is to open a cannon phone used for illegal activities through SNS, or to have a voice phishing delivery plan work.

In this case, it is the victim and the suspect of the crime.

Even people without disabilities find it difficult to prove on their own that I did not intend to commit a crime when they are in this situation, but people with intellectual disabilities face greater difficulties.]

[Reporter Ha Jung-yeon: In 2015, as the Welfare Act for the Disabled was amended, the Rights Advocacy Agency was established as a specialized agency under the Ministry of Welfare.

There are 18 regions across the country, and experts and lawyers related to the disabled are active.

In addition to receiving reports, consulting, and legal support, they accompany you when you are being investigated by an unfamiliar investigative agency.

When I met the victims in person, there were many cases where I couldn't find a place to get help early, so the damage was often greater.

If the people around you also suffer this kind of damage, it seems like a good way to contact the rights advocacy organization for the disabled first.]

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So, does it mean that other people can also report it?

[Reporter Ha Jung-yeon: Yes, that's right.]