Should I retain an attorney for an investment fraud criminal complaint?

Hello. This is Daeryun Law Firm (LLC).

If the situation is a stock investment fraud where the other party clearly planned a crime to deceive you, you can have them punished through the criminal complaint process or recover money through a civil lawsuit.

However, if there is insufficient evidence to prove the charges, you may have to bear the damage entirely, so you must quickly receive legal help from a fraud crime attorney to prepare countermeasures.

If you prove the investment fraud criminal complaint charges, the other party may face criminal liability of up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 20 million won, as well as compensation, but preparing this requires a lot of time.

Also, the evidence required for an investment fraud criminal complaint must include transfer records, account transaction records, etc. that can practically prove that the damage amount was paid or deposited to the fraud suspect.

I emphasize that you need to act immediately as it becomes more difficult to secure evidence over time.

Also, due to the nature of investment fraud, the fraud suspect is very likely to make counter-arguments such as 'there was substance, plan, and ability for the business, but the business was disrupted due to external environment circumstances, and therefore no business profits occurred,' meaning they had no intention not to return the money.

Filing a complaint with other victims who suffered damage from the same opponent is also a good method. We recommend that you first prepare evidence and circumstances to legally respond to this through the assistance of a fraud crime attorney with abundant experience in fraud complaint representation.