Report of Identity Theft for Mask Purchase in Gwangju... Investigation Launched
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] As the five-day mask purchase system is being implemented, the police have launched an investigation after receiving reports that mask purchase identities were stolen.
On the 13th, the Gwangju Northern Police Station announced that a woman in her 50s, Ms. A, filed a complaint with the police on the 12th, claiming that her mask purchase identity had been stolen.
Ms. A reportedly visited a pharmacy on the designated mask purchase day under the five-day system to buy a mask, but claimed that someone had already purchased masks using her identity at a pharmacy in Gyeongbuk, preventing her from buying any masks.
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The police are investigating the possibility that someone stole Ms. A's resident registration information to purchase masks.
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