Anyone Need a Daepotongjang? Gangster Arrested for Distributing Bank Accounts to Voice Phishing Group, Making 700 Million Won

Busan Police Agency Arrests Six Organized Crime Members for Supplying Ghost Company Bank Accounts through Group Lodging

Items including forged bankbooks and documents seized by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency. [Image source=Busan Metropolitan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A member of an organized crime group who distributed so-called ‘daepo accounts’ to a voice phishing organization has been arrested. Police investigations revealed that the voice phishing organization is a ‘dongsaek’ (similar type) organization either involving or connected to organized crime groups.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency’s Violent Crime Investigation Unit (Chief Superintendent Park Joon-kyung) announced on the 15th that they arrested six suspects, including organized crime members who illegally distributed corporate and personal daepo accounts to criminal organizations such as voice phishing and illegal gambling sites by establishing ghost companies and opening accounts while living together in officetels. One of the suspects was detained.

According to the police, the suspects established multiple ghost companies and accessed financial accounts falsely opened under corporate and personal names. They transferred bankbooks, OTPs, and digital certificates to criminal organizations such as voice phishing and gambling sites, earning a total criminal profit of 768 million KRW.

After obtaining intelligence, the police collected and analyzed evidence to identify the suspects. They persistently tracked and arrested six individuals, including five daepo account makers hiding nationwide and one organized crime member who was the distribution manager.

A police official stated, “Since the issues discovered during the daepo account investigation are likely to continue occurring, related agencies such as the Financial Supervisory Service and the National Tax Service should prepare improvement measures for legal supplementation and institutional reform.”

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