Gwangju Police Agency Urges "Report to 112 Upon Discovering Repeated ATM Depositors"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Police Agency announced on the 15th that "telephone financial fraudsters (voice phishing criminals) are using automated teller machines (ATMs) to withdraw stolen funds," and urged, "If you see someone making repeated deposits, please report immediately to 112."

The Gwangju Police Agency stated, "Telephone financial fraud collectors (remittance agents) are evading the '1 million KRW per person per day' remittance limit by using multiple third-party resident registration numbers provided by their superiors to conduct so-called 'split remittances,' and many cases involve using relatively less crowded 365 corners (unmanned branches)."

Additionally, the fraudsters are said to exhibit behaviors such as ▲carrying bundles of cash, ▲making remittances while checking multiple account numbers and personal information on their phones, ▲repeatedly sending or depositing cash, or ▲appearing anxious while continuously talking on the phone with someone.

In fact, on May 27th, citizen A, who was using the KB Bank 365 corner (Hwajeong-dong branch), became suspicious upon seeing person B at the adjacent ATM repeatedly depositing 50,000 KRW bills while holding bundles of cash and immediately reported it to 112. Police officers who promptly arrived on the scene apprehended the suspect.

The Gwangju Police Agency emphasized, while awarding a reward to citizen A for reporting and helping capture the telephone financial fraud (voice phishing) criminal, that "if citizens pay just a little attention, they can help catch telephone financial fraudsters who deceitfully steal valuable property."

From last year until June of this year, there have been 60 cases in the Gwangju area where citizens reported and helped arrest telephone financial fraudsters, with a total reward amount of 23.8 million KRW paid out.

Among the reporters, bank employees and security guards accounted for 66% (40 people), making up the majority, but reports from ordinary citizens at 23% (14 people) and taxi drivers at 6% (4 people) were also significant.

A police official added, "With the recent vacation season for university students, when seeking part-time jobs, if you encounter ▲non-face-to-face interviews ▲contact via KakaoTalk or Telegram ▲instructions to receive or deposit cash, you must suspect that it is an advertisement recruiting 'voice phishing cash collectors.'"

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