"Offering Low-Interest Refinancing Loans"... Voice Phishing Collector Who Embezzled 100 Million Won Arrested and Sent to Prosecution

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 20s who acted as a cash collector for voice phishing scams in the Busan and Gyeongnam areas and embezzled goods worth about 100 million won has been handed over to the prosecution.

The Sacheon Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 10th that they had sent Mr. A (20), a cash collector for telephone financial fraud (voice phishing), to the prosecution on charges of fraud.

Mr. A is accused of impersonating a financial institution and collecting a total of 106.6 million won in cash over nine occasions in the Busan and Gyeongnam areas from May 21 to June 9, then transferring the money to the account of the voice phishing mastermind. On June 9, around 1 p.m., Mr. A was caught by the police at the scene while trying to receive 10 million won in cash from Mr. B, a victim in his 60s who was deceived by the promise of a low-interest refinancing loan, impersonating a financial institution.

One day before his arrest, Mr. A had received 11 million won from Mr. B, but Mr. B, suspicious of the voice phishing mastermind’s demand for an additional 10 million won, reported to the police, saying, "I think I have been a victim of voice phishing fraud." The police allowed Mr. B to continue the conversation naturally and arrested Mr. A at the agreed meeting place.

Afterward, the police continued their investigation of Mr. A without detention, but during the investigation of additional crimes, digital forensic analysis of his mobile phone confirmed eight more offenses, leading to a request for an arrest warrant on the 1st. According to the police investigation, Mr. A received an offer from the voice phishing mastermind through an internet site to receive 200,000 won per cash collection and committed the crimes knowing he was a delivery agent for voice phishing.

A representative of the Sacheon Police Station urged, "Cash collectors are continuously being arrested, but most approach it thinking it is just a part-time job. However, they must recognize that this is also a criminal act of participating in a criminal organization."

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