IBK Industrial Bank conducts 'Business Site Survey for Account Opening' to eradicate fraudulent bank accounts
Goal for Preventing Voice Phishing Damage
[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] IBK Industrial Bank announced on the 13th that it will conduct a 'Business Site Survey for Account Opening' on corporations requesting account openings to eradicate ghost accounts.
The Business Site Survey for Account Opening is a procedure in which employees visit the business sites of companies requesting account openings to check whether they are genuinely operating normally. This is conducted to preemptively block financial fraud damages caused by the misuse of ghost accounts opened under corporate names, which have been increasing recently in the banking sector.
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An IBK Industrial Bank official stated, "This is a proactive measure to protect customers from the rapidly increasing financial fraud," adding, "We will fundamentally block the opening of ghost accounts and illegal profit concealment accounts and prevent voice phishing damages."
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