Sharp-eyed Citizen Helps Capture Voice Phishing Collector

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A collection agent involved in telephone financial fraud (voice phishing) was caught following a report from a passing citizen.

The Gwangju Northern Police Station announced on the 27th that they have arrested and are investigating A (63) on charges of fraud related to voice phishing.

A is accused of depositing over 32 million won, extorted from victims, to the voice phishing mastermind at an ATM in Sin-yong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

He was caught after a citizen, suspicious of his repeated cash deposits, reported him.

The informant said, "I was waiting behind to use the ATM when I saw an elderly person placing bundles of cash and looking at his phone while making deposits, which seemed suspicious, so I quickly reported it to 112."

The police have recovered about 31 million won of the stolen amount and plan to investigate whether there are any additional undisclosed stolen funds.

Meanwhile, the police plan to reward the informant who contributed to the arrest of A.

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