"Suspicious Cash Demand"... Voice Phishing Collector Arrested Following Citizen Report

Cash Demand Sparks 'Voice Phishing' Suspicion
Police Currently Investigating Incident Details

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A citizen who received a phone call from a telephone financial fraud (voice phishing) scam cleverly collaborated with the police to apprehend a cash collector from the voice phishing organization.

On the 13th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul arrested a woman in her 20s, Ms. A, on the spot on suspicion of attempted fraud at around 1:15 PM on the 11th. Ms. A is suspected of attempting to extort 14 million won in cash from a man in his 30s, Mr. Kim.

Mr. Kim received calls 4 to 5 times from the afternoon of the 10th until around noon the next day, saying, "You are involved in a case, and to prove your innocence, illegal assets must be verified." At first, Mr. Kim did not suspect anything, but later had a hunch that it was voice phishing when the caller demanded cash.

Mr. Kim promised to hand over 14 million won in front of an elementary school in Songpa-gu and gave a note to a store clerk who was visiting at the time, saying, "I am being targeted by voice phishing, please report this to the police." Subsequently, the police lay in wait nearby and arrested Ms. A when she came to collect the money.

A police official stated, "We are currently investigating the details of the case."

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