"These are all against the law...I need evidence to report them to the authorities," she said, sporting a high-definition camcorder hidden in her purse with the lens peeking through a tiny hole.
On a typical undercover mission, Chung poses as a regular customer, videotapes conversations or scenes at offending establishments and sends the videos to authorities.
Each time she collects cash rewards from various departments which add up to more than two million won ($1,700) a month.
Chung is far from alone.
Many South Koreans, especially middle-aged women, have joined a growing number of "paparazzi" snoopers. They cash in by videotaping minor lawbreaking by fellow citizens, instead of the lives of the rich and famous.
With the government continually expanding such rewards, schools for snoopers are thriving. They teach pupils how to stalk their prey and get them on film, and even how to play the innocent to dodge suspicion.
"This has become a pretty lucrative industry now...some people are doing this as a full-time job," Moon Seung-Ok, founder of Mismiz, a paparazzi school in Seoul, told AFP.
The number of students spikes during economic slowdowns when housewives seek ways to supplement family incomes, he said.
The most common targets in the education-obsessed nation are cram school owners who overcharge parents or run late-night classes, breaking state rules aimed at curbing spending on private education and pressure on kids.
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