[Exclusive] "Agreed to Help Withdraw Cash for a Fee"... Police Arrest Voice Phishing Cash Withdrawal Agent

Violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act
Agreed to Receive a Certain Fee... Role as 'Withdrawal Agent'

One of the suspects caught by the police for committing fraud under the pretense of internet secondhand trading or "condition-only meetings" is withdrawing money from a bank ATM. Photo by Gangseo Police Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A man acting as a withdrawal agent for a phone financial fraud (voice phishing) was caught by the police while trying to withdraw cash from a bank.

On the 17th, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul arrested a male withdrawal agent for voice phishing, Mr. A, on charges of fraud on the 11th as a caught-in-the-act suspect.

Mr. A is suspected of attempting to withdraw and deliver money presumed to be the victim's funds near the Industrial Bank of Korea in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, around 4 p.m. on the 11th. He is also charged with violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act for receiving a card under another person's name.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, "I agreed to receive a certain fee as compensation for delivering the money."

A police official stated, "We are investigating whether there are additional crimes, including those involving the organization's mastermind."

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