“Elders, Don’t Be Deceived!” Mapo Police Station Conducts ‘Voice Phishing’ Prevention Education for Seniors

Photo by Seoul Mapo Police Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police conducted an educational session on telephone financial fraud (voice phishing) targeting the elderly.

On the 15th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul (Chief Baeyongseok) announced that the day before, they held a voice phishing prevention education session for about 30 elderly people in their 70s and 80s participating in the senior job and social activity support project at the Mapo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.

The police conducted this education as part of their ongoing voice phishing crime awareness campaign, focusing on recent victim cases to make the content easy to understand.

In particular, the police explained that since the elderly are more susceptible to falling for voice phishing scams and often do not know how to respond even after being victimized, resulting in greater damage or difficulty in recovery, preventive education is crucial.

Recently, voice phishing crimes have become more sophisticated and cunning, with damages amounting to approximately 90 billion won in Seoul alone during the first half of this year, and the harm continues unabated.

The Mapo Police Station stated, “We will continue to actively promote awareness campaigns using easily understandable methods for the public until the day there are no more victims of voice phishing.”

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