I almost lost 6 million won to a voice phishing scam impersonating a police officer... Averted by responding to 112

A man in his 70s who had prepared cash after being deceived by a voice phishing organization impersonating the police escaped damage thanks to the police's prompt response.

According to the North Chungcheong Police Agency on the 9th, the 112 Situation Room received a call from a man in his 70s at around 1pm on the 27th of last month from an apartment in Cheongju, asking, "I prepared money, but why aren't you coming?"

When Lieutenant Shin Hee-dong, who received a phone call with absurd information, asked him the whole story, Mr. A replied, "Didn't I tell you to prepare 6 million won in cash yesterday?"

Lieutenant Shin, who sensed voice phishing, immediately told Mr. A, "We will be dispatched now, so do not open the door except for uniformed police officers," and gave an emergency dispatch order.

The police arrived at the scene in about 7 minutes, reassured Mr. A that it was a voice phishing crime, and then accompanied him to the bank to re-deposit the cash.

It turned out that Mr. A had prepared money the previous day after receiving a call from an unknown person impersonating a police officer saying, "You have been victimized by voice phishing. Prepare cash and we will go catch the criminal."

An official from the Chungbuk Police Agency said, "Police officers never ask for deposits," and added, "We will continue to respond quickly without missing any signs of crime in reports to protect the precious property of citizens."