Police raid an apartment in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
[Police: We will arrest you according to the current time period in relation to criminal organizations.]
Notice the Miranda principle and arrest the former North Korean defector, Mr. Park.
According to the police investigation, Park was the head of a voice phishing organization of 20 people based in Shandong, China.
In July 2020, Mr. Park, who was an office worker in charge of export to China for a plumbing company, established a voice phishing organization.
During a business trip to China, I conspired to commit a crime with Mo Lee and Mo Choi, whom I met at a local Korean baseball team.
[Lee Yun-hyeong / Namyangju North Division 3 Team Leader: If Mr. Lee lends the money, Mr. Park will rent the lodging or office needed for the call center and install an internet phone with the money.
That's how I installed the necessary equipment for the crime." Mr. Choi, the middle manager, took on the role of instructing voice phishing to Chinese call center employees and gang members working in Korea.]
The tail was caught in August of last year.
Victims in Korea The police found out about Mr. Choi's existence and took the red wanted action when one person who received money directly from the police was arrested.Mr.
Choi was repatriated to Korea through the Chinese public security authorities in December of last year, and then the general manager of the organization who was in Korea. Park was also arrested, and
from April to September of the previous year, they deceived 30 victims by saying, "I will change loans on better terms," and the amount of money they stole amounts to 400 million won.
After arresting Park and Choi, the police arrested 13 members of the gang and are investigating the details of the crime.
In addition, we are pursuing the whereabouts of Mr. Lee, the escaped financing plan.
(Video editing: Seungjin Lee)