Arrest of Voice Phishing Gang Impersonating Prosecutors and Financial Supervisory Service... Embezzlement of 2.6 Billion Won

26 Billion Won Voice Phishing Gang Arrested
Pretending to Be Prosecutors and Financial Supervisory Service Employees
'Deliver Money Due to Suspicion of Criminal Involvement'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A voice phishing gang that approached a woman in her 50s and swindled billions of won in cash has been arrested by the police.

The Seongdong Police Station in Seoul announced on the 11th that they arrested one member of the voice phishing organization and booked another without detention on charges of fraud for impersonating prosecutors and Financial Supervisory Service employees and receiving 2.6 billion won in cash from the victim. A total of five gang members approached the victim; besides the two caught by Seongdong Police Station, one was apprehended by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency. The police are tracking the remaining two members.

According to the police, on the 31st of last month, they sent a text message to the victim saying "Camping equipment is scheduled to be delivered." When the victim, who had not purchased the item, called the sender, the gang member introduced himself as a prosecutor investigator and said, "There is evidence of involvement in a crime, so you need to be investigated. Please hand over money to an employee of the Financial Supervisory Service."

Subsequently, the victim is known to have withdrawn tens of millions to hundreds of millions of won in cash several times at a post office in Seoul and directly handed it over to the five gang members. After handing over all the money in the account, including her father's inheritance, and losing contact with the gang members, the victim reported to the police on the 5th of this month.

A police official said, "We are tracking the remaining gang members through nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) and other means."

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