Gyeongbuk Police Agency Partners with Bluehands to Prevent New Types of Voice Phishing

Prevention Posters Displayed in Waiting Rooms of Over 60 Bluehands Locations in North Gyeongsang
Strengthening Everyday Crime Prevention Efforts

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency is partnering with Hyundai Motor Company's official maintenance service, 'Bluehands', franchise locations in Daegu and North Gyeongsang to block new types of voice phishing crimes.

Gyeongbuk Police Agency. Photo by Byunggun Kwon

The North Gyeongsang police announced on the 9th that, in response to the rapidly increasing 'card delivery agent impersonation' voice phishing scheme, they have begun preventive publicity using monitors in the customer waiting rooms of about 60 Bluehands franchise locations in Daegu and North Gyeongsang.

The promotional material being broadcast this time details the new method of luring victims with a card issuance notification text, then inducing them to install malicious apps via phone calls to steal personal information. It also includes precautions such as ▲verifying through the official call center ▲not clicking on suspicious URLs.

This collaboration, which utilizes everyday spaces like customer waiting rooms, is expected to enhance the effectiveness of voice phishing prevention, as citizens visiting for vehicle maintenance can naturally encounter crime prevention information.

Kim Cheolho, director of the Daegu Cooperative Association of Hyundai Maintenance Franchisees, said, "We will continue to cooperate with the police to fulfill the role of a customer-centered space that covers not only maintenance services but also crime prevention."

Oh Bumyeong, chief of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency, emphasized, "Voice phishing is a major crime that threatens the daily lives of residents. Along with thorough crackdowns, we will protect the safety of residents through various daily-life-oriented preventive activities."

Meanwhile, the North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency arrested 816 suspects and detained 22 related to phishing crimes last year, and plans to continue strong enforcement activities this year by operating a 'phishing intensive crackdown period' from April 1 to June 30.

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