A man in his 20s urgently arrested for attempting to transfer 14 million won to an accomplice... Scheduled to be sent to prosecution

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A man acting as a middleman in a voice phishing scam was caught by the police while attempting to transfer cash at a bank.

On the 27th, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul announced that they had urgently arrested a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, on the 21st on charges including fraud for his role as a voice phishing middleman.

Mr. A is accused of attempting to transfer approximately 14 million won to an accomplice via an ATM at Gangdong Nonghyup in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, at around 12:47 PM that day. He was caught by the police while trying to make the transfer, and the police have recovered the entire amount of the victim's money.

During the police investigation, it was confirmed that Mr. A admitted to acting as a collector for nine days and committing multiple crimes. Accordingly, the police obtained an arrest warrant for Mr. A on the 23rd.

The police stated, "We are conducting a nationwide manhunt and cooperative investigation, and have confirmed two additional related offenses so far," adding, "We plan to send the case to the prosecution on the 29th."

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