The amount of money South Korean retail traders claim they lost through fraud rose by a fifth to about $250 million in the first half of 2026, according to police data seen by Reuters, as scammers exploited market swings to steal from investors ↧ Korean retail investors lost $250 million from scams during stock s... The amount of money South Korean retail traders claim they lost through fraud rose by a fifth to about $250 million in the first half of 2026, according to police data seen by Reuters, as scammers exploited market ​swings to steal from investors.