Muan Police Hold Meeting with 14 Financial Institutions to Prevent Phishing

Time for Cooperation and Communication Between Police Stations and Financial Institutions

The Muan Police Station in Jeonnam (Chief Kang Yong-jun) announced on the 10th that it held a meeting on the 9th with 14 financial institutions to prevent phishing.

Participating institutions included NongHyup Bank Muan County Branch, Muan NongHyup, Cheonggye NongHyup, Mongtan NongHyup, Samhyang NongHyup, Illo NongHyup, Haeje Saemaeul Geumgo, Shinhan Bank, Mokpo Suhyup, Namak Saemaeul Geumgo, Gwangju Bank, Muan Post Office, Namak Hana Bank, and Muan Saemaeul Geumgo.

On the 9th, a meeting was held with 14 financial institutions to discuss phishing prevention, followed by a commemorative photo session.
[Photo by Muan Police Station]

The meeting served as a communication opportunity to share recent phishing crime damage status, methods of crime, and types of damage, emphasizing the importance of active reporting by frontline financial institution employees to prevent crime damage, thereby strengthening the cooperative system between the police station and financial institutions.

Additionally, it was requested that customers making large withdrawals (over 20 million KRW) be reported in principle, and upon receiving damage reports, the police agreed to immediately dispatch officers to financial institutions to prevent damage and actively take initial measures.

Furthermore, Chief Kang Yong-jun presented a letter of appreciation to the Namak branch of Hana Bank for contributing to the prevention of voice phishing amounting to approximately 10 million KRW. A bank employee working at the Namak branch of Hana Bank suspected a withdrawal of 10 million KRW in January as suspicious, immediately reported it to 112, and prevented further damage.

Chief Kang stated, “It is difficult to catch perpetrators once phishing damage occurs, and even if they are caught later, it is hard to recover the damage, so prevention is most important. Careful attention is needed from the financial institution counters. Let us build a close cooperative system between the police and financial institutions.”

Muan = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo just8440@asiae.co.kr

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