Someone was arrested trying to deposit 800 billion won in fake checks at a bank in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

At a bank in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, someone took 800 billion won in fake checks and tried to deposit it into their account. Diagram of Korean banknote. (Bloomberg)

Are you going crazy thinking about money? At a bank in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea, someone came to the bank on the morning of the 1st and wanted to deposit a check of 800 billion won (approximately NT$18.8 billion) into the account. The teller felt suspicious and directly called the police to arrest him.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul said on the 4th that suspect A took four checks worth 200 billion won (approximately NT$4.7 billion) and went to the counter of a bank in the area to deposit into his account. Fortunately, the teller felt something was wrong and asked to check the authenticity of the checks and notified the police.

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The Mapo Police Station in Seoul pointed out that after confirming that all the checks that suspect A brought were fake, the police immediately arrested him in the bank. As for the source of the fake checks and whether there was anyone else behind A, it remains to be clarified later.

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