Taxi Driver Prevents Voice Phishing Scam, Saves 26 Million Won Loss

The Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that they apprehended a phone financial fraud voice phishing collector thanks to the quick thinking of a taxi driver.

According to the Changwon Jungbu Police Station, on March 13th, a man in his 20s, office worker A, was taking a taxi to meet an unemployed man in his 20s, B, in front of an elementary school in Seongsan-gu, Changwon City, around 12:20 PM to hand over 26 million won in cash.

While heading to the location to hand over the money, A suspected it was a voice phishing scam and explained the situation to the taxi driver.

Changwon Jungbu Police Station, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

The driver tried calling the number that had called A but was unable to get through.

Convinced of the crime, the driver reported it to the police, and B, who was trying to receive the money from A and pass it to the mastermind, was caught by the police and booked without detention on charges of attempted fraud.

B reportedly stated, "I was trying to do a part-time job and never thought it would be voice phishing."

The police are investigating B's other crimes and are tracking down the mastermind.

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