Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station Awards Bank Clerk for Preventing Voice Phishing

Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju is awarding a certificate of commendation to a bank employee who prevented telephone financial fraud crime damage. Photo by Gwangsan Police Station, Gwangju.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Junho] The Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju announced on the 24th that it awarded a certificate of commendation to Mr. A for preventing damage from a recent telephone financial fraud crime.

Mr. A, a bank clerk working at the IBK Hanam Industrial Complex Branch, contributed to the arrest of a voice phishing collector.

On the 4th at around 2:30 PM, when victim B (22) said he was withdrawing 7 million won to purchase a used car for transportation business despite his young age, Mr. A suspected voice phishing. He immediately reported it to 112, which helped prevent the crime.

Later, he installed the Citizen Conan app on B’s mobile phone and confirmed that a malicious app had been installed.

When B said he had already handed over 8.7 million won in the morning and planned to give an additional 7 million won in front of his home, Mr. A reported it to 112.

A Gwangsan Police Station official said, “In a situation that could have easily been overlooked, Mr. A’s usual interest in preventing voice phishing crimes helped prevent greater damage,” and added, “We will continue to strengthen the cooperation system between the police and financial institutions and focus more on crime prevention activities.”

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