Veteran Police Officer Didn't Expect to Come Out There... Cash-Sending Organization Member Caught Red-Handed

Busan Saha Police Station Officer Kim Jong-cheol Catches Voice Phishing Suspect Transferring Money with 'Hawk's Eye'
Emergency Arrest Leads to Freezing 10 Million Won Withdrawal... 40s Woman Recovers Lost Funds

On November 18th, a man in his 40s (left) was continuously transferring 50,000 won bills to multiple accounts in front of an ATM at a bank in Jangnim-dong, Saha-gu, Busan. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] It was around 4:40 PM on the 18th when a man in his 40s was making a cash deposit at an ATM of a certain bank in Jangnim-dong, Saha-gu, Busan.

A man in his 60s, Mr. A, who was also there on bank business, arrived at the same time.

The man in his 40s, who was using the ATM first, deposited only one 50,000 won bill, then kept taking out money from his bag and transferring it to multiple accounts.

To Mr. A, this was a suspicious scene. He approached the man. On the phone screen he glanced at, several account numbers were displayed, and the man continued to deposit cash without regard for his surroundings.

When the man finished his business and tried to leave quickly, Mr. A blocked his way.

On the 18th, in front of an ATM at a bank in Jangnim-dong, Saha-gu, Busan, a veteran police officer with about three years left until retirement is blocking a man in his 40s while requesting backup for an emergency arrest. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

The person who stopped the fleeing man was Police Sergeant Kim Jong-cheol, patrol team leader of Dadae Police Substation.

With Sergeant Kim’s request for backup, the substation and the Saha Police Station intelligence team arrived, exposing the suspicious behavior of the man in his 40s.

Sergeant Kim, a veteran with over 30 years of police experience, immediately sensed it was a ‘voice phishing’ crime.

The suspect in his 40s was meeting a woman in her 40s in Jangnim-dong, deceiving her by pretending to be a Financial Supervisory Service employee, taking 10 million won, and was in the process of transferring money to a voice phishing organization.

On the 18th, in front of an ATM at a bank in Jangnim-dong, Saha-gu, Busan, Patrol Team Leader Kim Jong-cheol of the Dadae Police Substation and responding officers urgently arrested a man in his 40s.
[Image source=Busan Police Agency]

After the suspect was urgently arrested, Sergeant Kim rushed to the bank counter and requested the suspension of the accounts, explaining that a voice phishing suspect had been caught.

The bank cooperated, and the accounts were frozen, preventing the ‘gang’ from withdrawing the money.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect had committed five other crimes involving voice phishing, totaling about 100 million won, and he is now awaiting an arrest warrant.

Sergeant Kim is a veteran officer with less than three years until retirement. Thanks to his swift judgment, the money that did not reach the hands of the voice phishing organization will be returned to the victims.

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