A Woman in Her 20s Arrested for Traveling Nationwide to Transfer Money from Phone Financial Fraud Victims

A man in his 20s who traveled across the country and transferred more than 200 million won in telephone financial fraud damages to an organization was arrested by the police.

[Asia Economy Reporter Intern Lee Gyehwa] A woman in her 20s who traveled across the country, including Jeonbuk, Chungnam, and Chungbuk, and transferred over 200 million won in telephone financial fraud damages to an organization was caught by the police. She was arrested on the spot after a resident suspicious of her holding a bundle of money in front of an ATM reported her.

The Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in Chungbuk announced on the 13th that A (29) was detained on charges of fraud.

A is suspected of receiving money from a telephone financial fraud victim in Eumseong, Chungbuk, around 2 p.m. on the 2nd, and then attempting to transfer it to the organization at an ATM in Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk.

A was arrested on the spot by police who responded to a resident's report suspicious of her holding a bundle of money in front of the ATM.

It was also found that A transferred approximately 170 million won in damages to the organization over 12 times targeting victims in Jeonju and Iksan in Jeonbuk, Asan and Boryeong in Chungnam, and Eumseong, Cheongju, and Jeungpyeong in Chungbuk.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the case while also investigating the mastermind behind the telephone financial fraud.

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