“Death of Officer Jang-in” Kimhae City Sends Obituary to Citizens, Another Mis-sent Notification?

Gimhae City in Gyeongnam is once again causing controversy by mistakenly sending an alert message.

According to Gimhae City on the 23rd, at around 7:35 a.m. on the 21st, a condolence message regarding the death of a city official's father-in-law was sent to citizens via messenger alert talk.

Notification message received by Gimhae citizens. [Image source=BobaeDream]

On the day of the message, online communities posted comments such as, "I received the message after taking a morning shower," and "Why was the condolence alert for the city official's father-in-law sent as a disaster alert? Is it really that serious?"

The condolence message stated, "We inform you of the passing of the father-in-law of ○○○, a city official," along with details of the funeral hall, funeral date, burial site, and contact information.

It also included a request to refrain from visiting to prevent COVID-19 infection and provided a bank account number for condolence money transfers.

Online community post regarding the mis-sent AlimTalk in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.
[Image source=Captured from BobaeDream]

The mistakenly sent message was reportedly sent to about 1,100 citizens, including related organizations.

The city sent a correction message at 10:42 a.m., three hours after the initial message, stating, "The condolence alert message was sent in error due to a system malfunction."

The city explained, "An employee working in the duty office over the weekend was organizing the content and intended to send it via the alert talk used by city hall employees, but it was mistakenly sent to citizens," emphasizing that it was a simple mistake.

Notification talk received by a citizen from Gimhae City. [Image source=Gimhae City Hall website]

In June, Gimhae City also sent a death notification message saying "We pray for the deceased's soul" to a citizen who had registered a birth.

At that time, Gimhae City stated, "Since the processing details were manually entered when providing the text service, incorrect information was mistakenly provided," and promised, "We will make efforts to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.