"Your Son Kidnapped" ... Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters 119 Rescuer's Wit Prevents 'Voice Phishing' Damage

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] "Your son living in Seoul is currently kidnapped, so transfer 50 million won immediately."

According to the Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters on the 20th, a resident of Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk, who received such a threatening call on the 16th, requested help from the Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters 119 Comprehensive Situation Room. At that time, Fire Lieutenant Ho-jun Lee of the situation team instinctively recognized it as a 'voice phishing crime' and requested a joint investigation with the National Police Agency.

At the same time, a call was made to a bank in the Uiseong-gun area where the reporter was located to request a transfer stop. It was right after calming the parents who had withdrawn 12 million won in cash and were about to transfer it to the account number provided by the criminal, following the claim that their son had been kidnapped.

Around this time, it was confirmed that the reporter's son living in Seoul was doing well without any problems.

Fire Lieutenant Ho-jun Lee, a 27-year veteran firefighter, said, "I am glad to have been able to prevent voice phishing crimes, which have emerged as a social problem," and humbly added, "If such a situation occurred, any situation officer would have responded as I did."

Nam Hwa-young, head of the Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters, highly praised Fire Lieutenant Ho-jun Lee's quick thinking, saying, "119 fulfills its duty not only in fire and disaster situations but also in protecting the valuable property of residents and safeguarding the happiness of families."

Fire Lieutenant Lee Hojun.

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