If Worried About Voice Phishing, Verify Bank Calls with T전화 and HooHoo

Korea Federation of Banks Partners with SK Telecom and VP

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] The Korea Federation of Banks announced on the 18th that it will promote a collaborative project with SK Telecom and VP to prevent voice phishing damage.

Customers using 'T Telephone' and 'WhoWho' can verify that the call is genuinely from the bank by checking the bank logo and safety mark displayed on the screen when receiving calls from banks.

Previously, there was the inconvenience of having to visit the Korea Federation of Banks' website to verify the authenticity of the received phone number.

This new service allows users to immediately verify the authenticity of phone numbers through the ‘T Telephone’ or ‘WhoWho’ apps installed on their smartphones, significantly enhancing the prevention of voice phishing damage.

The Korea Federation of Banks stated that cases where financial consumers mistake important notices sent by banks for consumer protection and benefits as voice phishing and fail to check them are also expected to decrease.

Kim Kwangsoo, Chairman of the Korea Federation of Banks, said, "We have provided SK Telecom and VP with about 120,000 bank phone numbers for service operation and plan to update them monthly," adding, "We will actively promote voice phishing prevention projects using the bank phone number data held by the Korea Federation of Banks in the future."

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