
충남소방본부에 따르면 2025년 4월부터 9월까지 도내에서 소방기관을 사칭한 사기 시도가 208건 발생했으며, 25개 업소에서 4억2천100만원의 금전 피해가 발생했다. 사칭범들은 소방 점검이나 법 개정을 이유로 소방용품 구매를 유도하거나 정부지원금 미끼로 돈을 가로챘다.
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충남소방본부는 소방기관을 사칭한 사기 사건이 증가함에 따라 주의를 당부했다. 사칭범들은 공문이나 명함을 도용해 전화 및 문자로 접근했다.
충남소방본부는 소방기관이나 소방공무원을 사칭해 물품 구매와 대금 지급을 요구하는 사례가 잇따르고 있다며 주의를 당부했다.
23일 충남소방본부에 따르면 2025년 4월부터 올해 9월까지 도내에서 확인된 사칭 시도는 208건이며, 25개 업소에서 4억2천100만원의 금전 피해가 발생했다.
피해 업소들은 사칭범의 요구에 따라 돈을 송금했지만, 실제 물품은 받지 못한 것으로 조사됐다.
사칭범들은 소방본부와 소방서, 119종합상황실 등의 명칭을 사용한 공문이나 명함을 도용해 전화·문자로 접근한 것으로 드러났다.
이들은 "관련 법이 개정돼 리튬이온전지용 소화기를 설치해야 한다"거나 "소방 점검이 예정돼 있다" 등의 방식으로 속여 질식 소화포나 소화기, 자동소화장치 등의 구매를 유도했다.
소방 용품을 구매하면 정부지원금이나 보조금으로 비용을 돌려받을 수 있다고 속인 사례도 확인됐다.
충남소방본부 관계자는 "소방기관 명의로 특정 물품 구매나 송금을 요구받을 경우 바로 응하지 말고 관할 소방서에 사실 여부를 확인하거나 경찰에 신고해 달라"고 당부했다.
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충남소방본부가 사기 예방을 위한 추가 공지 또는 캠페인을 실시할 것
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The director of a private kindergarten in Mokpo was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won in the appeals court on charges of embezzling 177 million won by overpaying salaries from the school fund account and unfairly using hospital treatment fees from March 2019 to July 2023. However, civic groups for education said that the Office of Education has been consistently passive in administration for four months and called for strict action and a special audit of the overall accounting of private kindergartens.

Deutsche Motors Group Chairman Kwon Oh-soo and his spouse were indicted without detention on charges of evading 600 million won in taxes by issuing false tax invoices through companies established under borrowed names to secure construction worth 20 billion won. This is connected to a past stock price manipulation case related to First Lady Kim Kun-hee.

Six Flags Magic Mountain's representative roller coaster, X2, located in California, USA, has been embroiled in a lawsuit due to controversy over brain damage. In the past two years, more than 100 people have claimed brain damage after riding the X2, including fatal accidents. The lawsuits criticized Six Flags for continuing the operation despite being aware of the risks.

On the morning of the 23rd, a fire broke out at a massage parlor in a two-story commercial building in Yanggam-myeon, Mase-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, killing three women. One person died, one was rescued in cardiac arrest, and one suffered minor injuries. The fire department extinguished the large blaze 1 hour and 20 minutes after the fire broke out and is in the process of clearing up the remaining flames, and the police and fire authorities plan to investigate the cause of the fire and identify the victims.

A search operation has begun for the tugboat TNS Catcher, which sank in a capsize accident off the coast of Busan, and a barge has set sail. Private divers will be deployed after first assessing the condition of the hull with an unmanned underwater vehicle. To date, out of the eight crew members, one has been rescued, two have died, and five are missing.

A test taker who was preparing for the tax accountant exam in Busan was sentenced to six months in prison and one year of probation for stealing the official English test preliminary exam papers twice, finding the answers using AI and writing them on the palm of his hand. The court judged the nature of the crime to be very serious, saying that the crime was repetitive, bold, and could cause dismay to innocent competitors.