"Lost 7 Million Won" Phishing Victim Reports Fraud to Police

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] An incident occurred where a voice phishing (telephone financial fraud) collector was robbed of money by an unidentified fraudster impersonating a police officer, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the Gwangju Seobu Police Station on the 25th, Mr. A, a man in his 30s who was a cash collector, was delivering tens of millions of won collected from victims using an ATM to an accomplice around 6:10 PM the previous day.

The amount totaled 28.9 million won, which was illegal proceeds earned through four separate crimes.

A man in his 30s, Mr. B, who was watching this scene, approached and impersonated a police officer, deceiving Mr. A by saying, "I will recover the criminal proceeds," then snatched 7 million won and a mobile phone before leaving the scene.

When Mr. B did not return for a long time, Mr. A sensed something was wrong and reported to the police that he had been scammed.

During the police investigation, Mr. A stated that he was unaware of being an accomplice in voice phishing and claimed that he was simply doing a part-time job receiving and delivering money through a recruitment agency.

The police plan to track down Mr. B while also booking Mr. A on voice phishing charges for further investigation.

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