Impersonating an Internet Bank Manager... Voice Phishing Cash Collector Sentenced to Prison

Sentenced to 1 Year and 2 Months in Prison for Fraud Charges

A man in his 20s who impersonated a manager at an internet bank and acted as a cash collector for a voice phishing scheme was sentenced to prison.

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On the 23rd, Judge Min Seong-cheol of the Criminal Division 3 at the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced A (26), who was indicted on fraud charges, to 1 year and 2 months in prison on the 20th. In February, A received an offer from a member of a phone financial fraud organization, promising a monthly salary of 2 million won if he took on the role of delivering cash. The following month, the organization member called the victim and lied, saying, "Low-interest refinancing loans are available, but you must repay your existing loans first to receive the new loan, so prepare cash and hand it directly to the collection staff." A pretended to be a collection manager at Mongchontoseong Station in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and received 28.3 million won on the spot.

A claimed that before the police investigation, he did not know that the cash he received from the victim was proceeds from voice phishing. However, the court judged that considering A’s impersonation of a financial institution manager and the conversations he had with the organization members, he should have been fully aware that he was responsible for collecting cash from a voice phishing scheme.

The court stated, “The defendant actively deceived the victim during their meeting, the scale of the damage is not insignificant and has yet to be recovered. Since he denies his responsibility and does not show sincere remorse for his wrongdoing, a prison sentence is imposed.”

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