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A group of scammers who got hundreds of millions of won in insurance money from a car accident after putting people who recruited high-paid part-timers as bait were caught by the police.
The Yongin Eastern Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced today (10th) that they had detained 7 people including Mr. A in their 30s on charges of violating the Special Act on Insurance Fraud Prevention, and sent 7 people including a member of the organization without detention.
In addition, 42 people who fell in love with them and took part in such insurance fraud were also transferred without detention on the same charge.
Person A and others are suspected of causing 49 intentional traffic accidents in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Busan from December last year to July this year and receiving about 400 million won in insurance money.
They mainly gathered participants by posting 'high-paid part-timers' recruitment notices on online community sites.
Among the recruited participants, they gave 1.5 million won to the driver and 500,000 won to the passenger, giving them the role of a so-called 'mannequin', which refers to the occupants of the insurance fraud vehicle.
It was found that the accident was intentionally caused by selecting a vehicle that violated traffic laws, such as violating the central line on a narrow road using a rental car.
It was also confirmed that he reassured the participants by saying, "If caught by an investigative agency, we will pay attorneys' fees and settlement money."
The ages of those involved in the fraud ranged from their teens to their 60s, and they were found to have participated in the crime by being deceived by the word that they could easily make money.
It has even been found that some of the participants used the crime techniques learned during this time to recruit people on their own to commit another fraudulent crime.
It was found that the arrested A, who initially started as a participant, became independent and formed a fraudulent criminal organization on his own.
After obtaining information about insurance fraud in February, the police conducted an investigation, including analyzing one year of accident report data from the insurance company the rental car subscribed to, and caught them.
A police official said, "They used the names of others leaked through voice phishing, etc. to commit crimes because they were afraid that the insurance company would be suspicious if the same person was involved in a series of accidents. There is a tendency to spread, so we are expanding the investigation.”
'High-paid part-timer' involved in crimes as bait one after another... 'Voice phishing cash collection book'
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As such, the technique of using 'high-paid part-timers' as bait to participate in crimes is becoming more and more sophisticated.
They are often deceived by the temptation to make a lot of money, and often engage in crime without realizing it.
The problem is that no matter how ignorant you are, the fact that you have participated in a crime is not enough to avoid criminal liability.
According to Article 114 (Organization of Criminal Organizations, etc.) of the Criminal Act, a person who organizes, joins, or acts as a member of an organization or group for the purpose of a crime punishable by the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a term of four years or more punished with the punishment prescribed in
If found guilty of fraud, imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won.
However, if the value of the requested or promised money, valuables, or other profits is more than 30 million won, the Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act (Special Cases Act) may be applied and you may be subject to heavy punishment.
Therefore, if you create or participate in a voice phishing organization for the purpose of fraud, you may be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than 5 years if the criminal profit is KRW 5 billion or more, and fixed-term imprisonment for not less than 3 years if the amount is KRW 500 million or more but less than 5 billion KRW. .
A police official explained, "Penalties are bound to vary depending on the degree of involvement and the amount of damage.
He also said, "If the amount of payment for simple errands is large, it is unconditionally suspicious, and even if you do join in, if you surrender immediately, there is a high possibility of leniency."