"Give me your phone and I'll set the navigation," 20s passenger steals 100 million won from taxi driver's account

A man in his 20s who borrowed mobile phones from taxi drivers under the pretext of entering addresses into navigation systems, then installed banking applications to embezzle 100 million won, was arrested by the police.

On the 9th, the Samsan Police Station in Incheon announced that they had arrested a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of computer-related fraud.

A is suspected of boarding taxis as a passenger in the Seoul metropolitan area from August to September and embezzling 105 million won in cash from the accounts of 17 drivers. According to the police investigation, A made the taxi drivers withdraw money from nearby ATMs by claiming that he had accidentally sent too much money while transferring the taxi fare to the drivers' accounts. It was found that he secretly observed the taxi drivers' account passwords during this process.

Inside view of a taxi. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Later, A boarded taxis again and borrowed the drivers' mobile phones under the pretext of searching for addresses on the navigation system. He installed banking applications on the drivers' phones and secretly scheduled transfers from their accounts to his own dummy accounts to steal money.

Additionally, A asked the drivers to send small amounts to acquaintances' accounts, secretly filmed the transfer process from the back seat to confirm the passwords, and then borrowed the phones again to withdraw cash. The reason this method worked was that A mainly targeted elderly taxi drivers in their 60s and 70s during late-night hours.

After receiving reports from the victim drivers and launching an investigation, the police recently completed additional inquiries and sent A to the prosecution. A police official urged, "Even simple methods can cause significant damage," and advised, "Please be especially cautious when lending your mobile phones to others."

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