Voice phishing has evolved into a 'face-to-face scam type'...' If you are caught up in a scam, you need expert help

Voice phishing (telephone financial communication fraud) is evolving from a type of criminal method that involves making a victim go to a bank and sending money to a 'face-to-face extortion type' that involves meeting the victim in person and stealing money, so special caution is required.

According to the legal community, there was a recent case in which a person was sentenced to prison for violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act when he received cash exceeding tens of millions of won and delivered the amount minus his allowance due to a job offer that said, 'If you collect the borrowed money directly, you will be paid an allowance.' This method is called ‘face-to-face’ voice phishing, and while the ‘account transfer’ method has decreased by one-third compared to the previous year, ‘face-to-face’ voice phishing has increased significantly to about 15,000 cases last year.

Kang Doo-jin, a criminal lawyer (Daeryun Law Firm), said, “Anyone can become a victim or a suspect in face-to-face voice phishing. In particular, the withdrawal and collection agent is arrested before the head of the voice phishing headquarters. Generally, if you are deceived by the words of a high-profit part-time job and participate in a crime, even if you claim your innocence, you may be subject to criminal punishment based on whether or not you committed negligence.”

The court judges the degree of criminal involvement based on objective evidence, but if a person is found guilty of fraud, he or she will be punished by imprisonment for up to 10 years or by a fine of up to 20 million won. Depending on the amount of damage, the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Economic Crimes may be applied, and regardless of arrest and punishment, the person may have to compensate the victims for an amount dozens of times the amount of money taken.

Attorney Kang emphasized, "If you are being wrongfully accused of being an accomplice, you will have to prove legally that the fraud organization thoroughly deceived you. Recently, as courts have taken a strict stance against voice phishing, sentences are also becoming stronger. In voice phishing, where anyone can become a victim or a suspect, the assistance of a lawyer is essential."

Daeryun Law Firm, which provided assistance, operates its own criminal center dedicated to voice phishing cases. Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Suwon, Changwon, Cheongju, Uijeongbu, Jeonju, Uijeongbu, Chuncheon, Jinju, JejuIt has 16 offices across the country.

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