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Crimes impersonating the 5th national subsidy paid ahead of the holidays are on the rise. People are being deceived by fake text messages asking them to apply for the national subsidy, and the damage is continuing.
This is G1 Broadcasting reporter Choi Kyung-sik.
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Self-employed person A, who lives in Chuncheon, received a text message a few days ago asking him to apply for the government subsidy.
There was a tempting phrase that said that it would give special treatment only to business owners and that it would provide an interest-free loan.
Although it was difficult due to the decrease in sales, Mr. A without any doubts connected to the Internet address written in the text, wondering if it was a policy loan tailored to the national subsidy.
I wrote down personal information and deposited 30 million won as a loan deposit to a virtual account guided by a counselor.
[A's family: (The loanable amount) comes out to 70 million won, and you need a deposit to receive it. There are several people who are filing for bankruptcy, so they asked for 30 million won because they would give you a virtual account.]
However, the Internet address accessed by Mr. A was linked to a malicious application to steal personal information.
The virtual account was the cannon bank account of a member of the Smithing criminal gang.
[A's family: I'm very concerned about additional damage, so I'm planning to stop all transactions at all banks and change all mobile phone carriers and numbers.]
The National Police Agency and the Financial Supervisory Service, etc., have warned of an increasing number of smishing crimes impersonating national support funds, holiday greetings, and delivery of parcels ahead of Chuseok.
The police plan to strengthen 24-hour monitoring and cyber crime crackdown to prevent smishing damage during the Chuseok holiday.