Gangdong Police Station Awards Certificates of Appreciation and Reporting Rewards to Bankers for Preventing Voice Phishing

O Yuna is presenting the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Chief's Commendation and a reward for reporting to Wooil Bank Sangil-dong Station Branch Manager.
[Photo by Seoul Gangdong Police Station]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Gangdong Police Station in Seoul awarded certificates of appreciation and reward money to three bank employees who prevented voice phishing damage through 112 emergency calls.

On the 24th, Gangdong Police Station announced that it presented a certificate of appreciation and reward money from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to Oh Yuna, a manager at Woori Bank Sangil-dong Station Branch, and certificates of appreciation and reward money from the Gangdong Police Station Chief to Park Ji-won, a supervisor at Shinhan Bank Godeok-dong Branch, and Heo Hye-ran, a deputy manager at Woori Bank Godeok Financial Center.

Manager Oh noticed the unnatural behavior of victim A, who was trying to withdraw 14 million won in cash on the 26th of last month, and reported it to 112, preventing the damage. Although A had already handed over 8 million won to the voice phishing gang, thanks to Manager Oh’s report, further damage was prevented. Earlier in April, Manager Oh also found the behavior of another victim trying to withdraw 13 million won suspicious and reported it to the police, preventing criminal damage.

Supervisor Park immediately reported to 112 when victim B, who was trying to withdraw 66 million won, hesitated and could not answer about the usage of the money, preventing the damage. B said, "I was deceived by a call pretending to be from the bank, promising to switch to a low-interest loan, and had already suffered a loss of 100 million won the day before, but thanks to the bank employee, I was fortunate not to suffer an additional 66 million won in damage."

Park Ji-won, Supervisor at Shinhan Bank Godeok-dong Branch, and Kang Sang-gil, Chief of Seoul Gangdong Police Station.
[Photo by Seoul Gangdong Police Station]

Deputy Manager Heo sensed something suspicious when she saw victim C trying to withdraw cash on the 20th and reported it to the police. C said, "I was told that to get a low-interest refinancing loan, I had to repay the existing loan, so I handed over 20 million won, but then I was told that since I was registered on the Financial Supervisory Service’s loan regulation list, I had to pay an additional 35% of the loan application amount as a deposit. In a hurry, I was about to hand over 22.4 million won." The police staked out the agreed location where C was supposed to hand over the money and arrested two gang members. They were a father in his 50s and his son in their 20s; the father was detained on the 22nd.

Heo Hyeran, Deputy General Manager of Woori Bank Godeok Financial Center (center), is receiving a certificate of appreciation and a reward.
[Photo by Seoul Gangdong Police Station]

Kang Sang-gil, Chief of Gangdong Police Station, emphasized, "Please remember that any calls or messages demanding deposits or cash transfers under the pretext of low-interest or government-supported loans, or threatening with legal action for violating terms by requiring repayment of existing loans, are 100% scams. Never forget that all loan-related calls or messages are scams."

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