I was scammed out of $5600 during a biz deal by a guy in Seoul. Anyone recommend a collection agent in Seoul, South Korea?
2006-12-03 17:03:29 · 2 answers · asked by David S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
It's not so simple as that. If he is a Mr. Kim or a Mr. Lee there are millions of them. If he is a gangster, then having a collection agency send him nasty letters is not going to intimidate him.
2006-12-03 17:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're screwed. The only way to collect would be to go to court. But the police and justice system in South Korea, especially when you are a foreigner and the plaintiff is a Korean national.
You could try to put pressure on the guy's family, and in particular his parents -- if you know them. The elder Koreans still have a strong sense of right and wrong. Moreover, if they were alive during the Korean War, they may well be very pro-America/Western (for having "saved them" from Communism) and would likely put pressure on the son to do the right thing.
That's your best bet -- family ties.
2006-12-04 01:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by Todd T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋