Mokpo Coast Guard Officer Lee Kyunghak Prevents Voice Phishing Crime, Gaining Attention

Suspected Loan Scam from Phone Call on Express Bus... Prevented Major Damage

Police Officer Kyunghak Lee working at Heuksan Police Substation, Mokpo Maritime Police Station / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] An active-duty coast guard officer has become a topic of conversation after identifying a suspected voice phishing crime on an express bus and preventing the damage.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Im Jae-su) on the 10th, on the morning of the 9th around 10 a.m., Police Officer Lee Kyung-hak (31) noticed suspicious phone conversations of a passenger seated behind him on an express bus heading to Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, and cleverly prevented voice phishing crime damage.

At that time, Officer Lee sensed that passenger A, sitting in the back seat, was in danger of voice phishing crime as A was forced to transfer money to another account for a loan during a phone call that lasted over two hours with suspicious content.

Officer Lee first reported to the police that A was a victim of voice phishing, and quickly provided additional information such as A’s appearance and the situation of A getting off the bus and taking a taxi, greatly assisting the initial investigation and preventing voice phishing damage amounting to about 10 million won in advance.

Officer Lee Kyung-hak said, “I did what I naturally should as a police officer,” and added, “I am relieved to have prevented major damage from voice phishing fraud.”

Meanwhile, Officer Lee Kyung-hak was appointed to the coast guard in January 2019 and is currently serving at the Heuksan Police Substation of Mokpo Coast Guard Station, located in the southwestern tip of Korea, doing his best to fulfill his duties for maritime security and safety of the people while protecting the West Sea.

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