The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is launching a 'Youth Financial Special Lecture' aimed at job seekers, focusing on asset management and how to deal with financial fraud.
On October 6, the FSS announced that it will operate the 2026 Youth Financial Special Lecture through the National University Job Plus Centers. These centers have been established at 121 universities selected by the Ministry of Employment and Labor as hubs for career, employment, and entrepreneurship support. From today until October 19, university staff can apply to open courses on the FSS's 'e-Financial Education Center' website, allowing graduating students and job seekers to enroll in available classes at their respective university centers.
The educational format allows universities to choose between in-person lectures, educational videos, or textbooks. In-person lectures will be conducted by FSS financial education professors for two hours each, from November 2 to December 18. The video content will cover four topics: expenditure management, large-sum management, risk management, and fraud prevention, with each video lasting around five minutes. The textbook, titled 'Green Asset Management,' consists of 11 steps, covering everything from financial status diagnosis and bank account splitting to insurance enrollment, credit management, and year-end tax adjustments.
The FSS explained that as interest in financial investment among young people has significantly increased, it aims to strengthen education on the adverse effects of excessive debt investment and get-rich-quick schemes. According to the FSS, there has been a rise in investment fraud linked to virtual assets and scams promising high returns from overseas employment among the youth. The special lecture will address illegal activities targeting young professionals, such as impersonating employees of virtual asset exchanges or related foundations and the risks of proxy deposit scams.
In fact, financial fraud targeting young people is on the rise. According to the National Police Agency, among the victims of voice phishing impersonating public institutions from January to August last year, those in their 20s and 30s accounted for over 52%. The proportion of high-value victims, those suffering losses of over 100 million won, increased from 17% in the second half of 2024 to 26% in the first four months of last year.
The FSS expects that this special lecture will help young professionals build their assets and prevent financial fraud before it occurs.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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