Voice phishing

What is the voice phishing?

A telephone financial fraud method in which personal information such as credit card number is found through a phone call and then used for a crime

Voice + Personal information + fishing = voice fishing
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Major cases of damage

Mr. A, who received a phone call asking for 5 million won, saying, "Your daughter guaranteed a friend's private loan, but that friend ran away and her daughter had to pay back the money."
(Source: Weekly Chosun)

Mr. B, who received a text message saying, "Camping supplies will be delivered home," contacted to find out the situation. A member of the organization who answered the phone identified him as a prosecution investigator and deceived him by saying, "Deliver the money to FSS employees because he has to inspect the money in his account because he is involved in a crime
(Source: Dong-A Ilbo)

C impersonated D as a financial institution in need of emergency loans due to COVID-19 and intercepted 18 million won in cash, saying, "Instead of giving low-interest loans, existing loans should be found in cash and repaid directly."
(Source: Weekly Chosun)

Prevention and countermeasures

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When someone asks for remittance or withdraws money and keeps it,
No response

In the case of recommending a loan by phone or text message, Checking the authenticity of a financial company or responding

On social media, phone numbers, etc., No posting of personal information

In the event of damage, report it to the police station 112 or the Financial Supervisory Service 1332

Ask the bank to suspend payment

Registration of the accident prevention system for personal information exposure through the Financial Supervisory Service or the Milky Way