Gwangju Police Request Arrest Warrants for 14 Suspects in Voice Phishing Case Impersonating Prosecutors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Police are accelerating their investigation into a voice phishing gang that set up offices overseas, impersonated prosecutors, and embezzled billions of won.

The Anti-Corruption Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gwangju Police Agency announced on the 28th that they have applied for pre-arrest warrants for 14 people, including A (31) and B (33), team leaders of the phone financial fraud consultation group, on charges of organizing and operating a criminal organization and fraud.

They are accused of impersonating prosecutors and prosecution investigators about 60 times between July 2013 and August 2017, embezzling 1.1 billion won from domestic victims.

According to the investigation, they approached victims by claiming that their bank accounts were used for gambling crimes, then guided them to a fake prosecution office website address to steal account numbers and security card passwords.

The police are expanding their investigation based on intelligence received from those previously arrested. They plan to apply for additional arrest warrants for five more members of the organization soon and are also pursuing the fugitives.

A police official urged special caution, stating, "Public institutions do not ask for money to be held over the phone or request personal and financial information."

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