A Bundle of Cash Looks Suspicious... 'Good Dad' Police Officer Prevents 10 Million Won Voice Phishing Crime During Vacation

Ulsan Police Officer Park Hyun-seok, Acting on Instinct While Returning Home with Child, Catches Cash Collector

Sergeant Park Hyun-seok (42) of the Investigation Division at Ulsan Ulju Police Station witnessed a suspicious scene while returning home with his child in front of an elementary school in Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun on the 1st, and prevented a voice phishing crime by conducting a random check.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] If that police officer had not been on leave, 10 million won could have ended up in the hands of a criminal.

It was the intuition of a police officer on leave that sensed the voice phishing and led to the suspect being caught at the scene.

According to Ulsan Police Agency on the 6th, Sergeant Park Hyun-seok (42) of the Ulju Police Station Investigation Division witnessed a suspicious scene on the afternoon of the 1st in front of an elementary school in Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, while taking his child home.

A man in his 40s, Mr. A, was seen receiving a paper envelope that appeared to contain a bundle of money from a man in his 50s.

Realizing that this was a voice phishing cash collection situation where the victim was handing over money, Sergeant Park immediately approached the two, identified himself as a police officer, and conducted a stop-and-search.

Inside the paper envelope was 10 million won in cash.

When Sergeant Park questioned the source of the money, Mr. A made various excuses, but Park noticed a Chinese-Korean accent coming from A’s mobile phone. It was a voice saying, “Move the location.”

Sergeant Park restrained Mr. A, who was trying to flee, and requested support from the Ulju Police Station Criminal Division. Together with the detectives who arrived at the scene, they arrested Mr. A in flagrante delicto.

Police investigation revealed that Mr. A deceived the victim by saying, “To get a government support loan at a low interest rate, you must temporarily repay an existing loan of 10 million won.” Mr. A’s identity as a cash collector for the voice phishing organization was exposed.

Mr. A confessed that he joined the criminal organization after seeing a job advertisement in a lifestyle information magazine.

The police are tracking down Mr. A’s accomplices.

Thanks to the “good dad” police officer who went out to take care of his child’s commute on his day off, the precious money was returned to its rightful owner.

An official from Ulsan Police Agency said, “Recently, fraud crimes demanding account transfers or cash from citizens facing economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 aftermath have been rampant,” and urged people to report suspicious calls to 112.

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