"Let Me Borrow Your ID"... 20s Arrested for Opening Bank Account by Deceiving Disabled Person

A man in his 20s was arrested for stealing personal information of intellectually disabled individuals and committing fraud.

According to the Gwangju Nambu Police Station, A (27) was arrested and sent to prosecution on the charges of selling bank accounts under the names of disabled persons to criminal organizations (quasi-fraud and violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act), the police announced on the 2nd.

In April, A learned that B, the girlfriend of an acquaintance, was intellectually disabled.

A, who had completed a prison sentence for fraud in October last year, had no specific job and needed living expenses, so he targeted B and planned a "used goods fraud."

A promised B that he would give her money if she lent him her ID and name, and B trusted him as he was her boyfriend's acquaintance and provided the documents.

Then, A used B's personal information to rent home appliances such as washing machines, air conditioners, and dishwashers worth about 50 million won from a home appliance rental company, and resold them on a used goods trading platform at prices 30% lower than the regular price.

In addition, A approached another intellectually disabled acquaintance, C, asking for his ID under the pretext of finding him a job. Using C's personal information, he opened a mobile phone account and a bank account, then sold C's account to a used goods fraud organization, receiving 300,000 won in return.

C's account was used by the used goods fraud organization as an account for circulating criminal proceeds, with the amount of fraud damage estimated at 36 million won.

According to the police investigation, A admitted to the crime, saying, "I did it because I had no living expenses."

A police official said, "We will conduct a more thorough investigation into fraud targeting vulnerable groups and do our best to prevent further damage."

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