A group of voice phishing gangs who pretended to be'prosecutor Kim Min-soo' and drove a job seeker in their twenties to an extreme option were caught by the police.



The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 4th that it had arrested 93 members of a criminal organization specializing in voice phishing and arrested 26 of them for violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act and the Telecommunications Business Act.



They are accused of intercepting 10 billion won worth of money by impersonating prosecutors and financial institutions in eight regions in China for five years starting in August 2015, as if they were involved in the case, or by suggesting low-interest loans.



As a result of the police investigation, Mr. A, in his 30s, ganged gangsters, invited domestic gangsters to China and formed a corporate criminal organization for the crime of voice phishing.



After establishing call centers overseas, the members of the organization shared roles such as general manager, team leader, TM (telephone consultation), and account book recruitment, and distributed crime profits according to their status.



It has been confirmed that they committed crimes against Koreans after establishing six offices including call centers in eight regions, including Suzhou, China.



Members who pretended to be prosecutors at the Prosecutors' Office deceived the victims' financial accounts as if they were involved in an incident involving a criminal group, met the victims in person in the name of safety management, or intercepted the damages with a cannon account.



In addition, the police said that the victims were randomly called to induce them "○○ Capital, will provide a loan at the lowest interest rate," and then collected the damage.



They even set up a fake prosecutor's office and made video calls, showing their meticulousness against crimes.



As a result of the police investigation, it is known that 52 members of the organization, 12 withdrawals, and 29 provided cannon bankbooks out of 93.



Police said they received 10 billion won worth of money from more than 300 victims over the past five years.



The police said that the victims include A, a job seeker in her twenties who made an extreme choice after being pressed for false investigation by a voice phishing gang member in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do in February.



At the time, the gang member sent a photo of a manipulated prosecution pass and business card to reassure Mr. A, and it was known that he threatened to be punished according to the current law if he hangs up the phone.



However, it has been confirmed that the actual gang member who spoke to Mr. A is currently being pursued by the police.



In the meantime, the police said that the gangsters had acquired information that they were operating a local voice phishing organization in China, initiated an investigation, analyzed and tracked financial transactions, and arrested them forcibly.



A police official said, "A call to induce a remittance or direct delivery to a safe account or to give a loan at a low interest rate at a financial institution should be suspected as a voice phishing crime," he said. "Investigation agencies never ask for remittance."



(Photo = Courtesy of Busan Police Agency, Yonhap News)