Voice Phishing Case | Client Involved in Voice Phishing Receives a Fine

This is the story of the client involved in voice phishing.

While looking into a loan, the client met an unidentified person through social media who offered to provide a loan.

To proceed with the loan, the client handed over personal information, account details, and the like.

However, the unidentified person used the client's account as a fraudulent account for voice phishing.

The client had thereby lent an access medium to the 🔗voice phishing organization, and was charged following a complaint for violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.

The client involved in voice phishing requested the assistance of a voice phishing attorney to defend against punishment.

We will explain 🔗violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, a crime often found in voice phishing cases.

A violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act

means the act of transferring or acquiring an access medium.

There are various forms, such as lending an access medium for consideration, borrowing or lending an access medium for the purpose of using it in a crime, and violating the obligation to provide electronic financial transaction information.

※ Article 49 of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act
A person who transfers or acquires, or borrows or lends, their own passbook, account information, or the like may be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

The voice phishing attorney noted that, for the lending of an access medium to be established, the client must have received consideration.

The attorney argued that the client involved in voice phishing had no awareness at all of lending an access medium in exchange for a promise of economic benefit, so that a violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act was not established.

The voice phishing attorney looked into any benefit the client had gained from the crime.

The attorney argued that the client had obtained no economic benefit whatsoever from lending the access medium to the voice phishing organization.

As soon as the client learned of the voice phishing involvement, the client suspended the account.

The voice phishing attorney emphasized that the client made efforts to prevent the harm from spreading, such as returning the remaining money to the victim, and showed a remorseful attitude.

The client involved in voice phishing was able to receive a fine in the violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act case through the assistance of the voice phishing attorney.

In many cases, people commit acts related to voice phishing without realizing it.

For this reason, like the client, a person may lend an access medium and end up facing a charge of violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.

Because a person may be punished even if they acted without realizing it was a criminal act, please respond together with an attorney experienced in this area.

At Daeryun, attorneys experienced in this area provide comprehensive assistance, from determining whether a violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act has occurred, to reviewing the facts of voice phishing involvement, and responding to criminal punishment and civil claims for damages.

If you are in a situation like the above, please feel free to seek a 🔗legal consultation with an attorney experienced in this area, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.