Seongbuk-gu Selects Students Park Jeong-ho and Shin Jeong-bin as Meritorious Citizens for Preventing Grandmother's Voice Phishing Scam

Visited Dong Community Center to Get Youth ID, "Felt It Was a Scam After Receiving Text Asking for Daughter-Disguised Resident Registration Card Photo"

Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu (center), and students Jeongbin Shin (left) and Jungho Park (right), who prevented voice phishing 피해.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) awarded commendations on the 9th to students Park Jeong-ho and Shin Jeong-bin for preventing voice phishing damage.

Park Jeong-ho and Shin Jeong-bin, students attending Yongmun High School and Gyeongdong High School in Seongbuk-gu, visited the Samseon-dong Community Service Center last month on the 11th to issue youth IDs.

While waiting for their turn, they were asked by a resident in her 70s, Ms. A, who could not hide her anxiety and asked them to read a text message for her.

The text message was supposedly sent by Ms. A's daughter and requested that she take photos of her credit card and resident registration card and send them. Upon seeing this, the students immediately sensed it was a voice phishing scam, calmed Ms. A, and helped her.

The students accompanied Ms. A to the Seongbuk Police Station and assisted with the report. Their consideration did not end there. While the police investigation was underway, they waited for Ms. A and held her hand to reassure her after the investigation was completed.

Park and Shin, who have attracted public attention for their good deed, said, "We just did what was naturally expected. Now that we have even received commendations, we feel a greater sense of responsibility to pay more attention to those around us and would not hesitate to help again if faced with the same situation."

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, "Voice phishing, which exploits the worries of elderly parents, is a social evil that must be eradicated," and added, "I sincerely thank the two students and wholeheartedly support their dream of becoming top chefs who bring happiness to people."

Meanwhile, it was revealed that the two students who resolved this incident have been close friends since kindergarten and are currently enrolled in a commissioned education program for Western cooking and bakery, nurturing their shared dream of becoming chefs.

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