Stock Signal Room Fraud Involving Manipulated Profit Proof — Criminal Complaint Representation and Prosecution Referral
Case Overview
- Client Information
- Individual / Victim
- Case Details
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The client was a victim of a fraudulent stock signal room, also known as an investment advisory chatroom, operated by an unregistered or improperly operated investment advisory business.
The company used manipulated profit screenshots and KakaoTalk message captures to recruit new members. These materials falsely suggested that existing members had achieved high returns through one-on-one investment guidance.
In reality, the profit screenshots had been edited using image manipulation software. Dates, return rates, and profit figures were altered. The sales staff did not have professional financial investment expertise and relied mainly on pre-prepared scripts provided by the operators.
Relying on these materials, the client paid KRW 25 million under the names of membership fees, information service fees, and upgrade fees. However, the promised investment management service was not properly provided. After losses occurred, the person in charge was replaced and the company stopped responding to the client’s refund requests.
Decent's Strategy
The key issue was not limited to the conduct of individual sales staff. It was necessary to show that the fraudulent conduct was carried out through an organized structure involving both the operators and the sales team.
The sales staff used manipulated materials and scripts prepared and distributed by the operators. Their compensation, promotion, and incentives were linked to sales performance. The operators were responsible for producing and updating the manipulated materials, setting sales policies, and managing payments.
Decent Law Firm identified both the operators and the sales staff as suspects in the criminal complaint. We also organized the client’s KakaoTalk messages, manipulated profit screenshots, and bank transfer records as evidence, so that the investigative authority could clearly understand when and how the deception occurred.
Results & Significance
The investigative authority found that the suspects did not have the intent or ability to provide the promised high-return investment service from the beginning.
Based on the manipulated profit materials and repeated sales practices, multiple company personnel and sales staff were referred to the prosecution on fraud charges.
This result was meaningful because the case was not treated as a simple investment loss. Instead, the investigative authority reviewed the broader structure of the business, including the use of false profit proof, scripted sales practices, and the organized role division between operators and sales staff.
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