If you give money, they rob you and throw dirt on you... Retaliation agency, industrialized by combining with voice phishing

Lawyer "Retaliation agency client is also an instigator...same punishment as executor"

Retaliation service, which involves taking revenge on others in exchange for money, has become an underground industry and is threatening the social safety net. If revenge crimes in the past were accidental acts caused by emotional conflicts between the parties, recently they have evolved into an organized business form with division of requests and execution, so a warning light has come on.

According to the legal community on the 28th, retaliation services that track locations, distribute personal information, and throw waste at residential properties through anonymous channels such as Telegram and open chat are spreading. The techniques are becoming more sophisticated, such as disguised employment at a delivery platform outsourcing company and stealing the victim's residence information, and it is taking the form of a branch organization where people who have no contact with the victim are involved in the crime using money as a medium.

Recently, retaliation agencies have begun to be linked to large criminal organizations. There have also been cases where voice phishing organizations request retaliation agencies to prevent victims from reporting to the police or to pressure them into withdrawing reports. Private retaliation is used as a tool to protect the profits of criminal organizations.

Attorney Kim Yun-jung of Daeryun Law Firm said, "Retaliation is a serious crime that combines violation of the Personal Information Protection Act and criminal instigation," and pointed out, "It may seem like a simple errand, but in reality, it is a complex crime involving multiple charges such as assault, home invasion, and violation of the stalking punishment law."

The level of punishment is also increasing. Even clients who did not commit the crime themselves are classified as instigators under criminal law and receive the same punishment as those who committed the crime. If you are involved in a voice phishing organization, you will be subject to the crime of organizing and operating a criminal group, and if the purpose of hindering reporting is proven, it will be treated as a retaliation crime under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Special Act) and you will be severely punished.

Crime experts analyze that the nature of anonymous platforms makes tracking difficult, and the structure of one-time replacement of executors and maintaining the organization is increasing crime. Attorney Kim emphasized, "At the rate at which the crime structure is becoming more sophisticated, it is urgent for investigative agencies to establish an organizational-level investigation and legal response system," and added, "Victims must actively utilize the public security system, including requests for personal protection, from the beginning."

Reporter Hwang Jeong-won (garden@sidae.com)

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If you give them money, they rob you and throw dirt on you... Retaliation agency, combined with voice phishing, industrialized (link)