Phone-banking Frauds also in Hana and Foreign Exchange Bank

More phone-banking cash frauds are occurring. Recently another similar case has occurred in Seoul city.

“On 28th of last month, a shopkeeper named Yu (age 37) has reported a cash withdrawal of 10,200,000 won from his account in Hana Bank’s Shinlim-dong branch to another bank’s account by phone banking. We’re investigating this case,” announced the Seoul Gwanak Police Station on February 2nd.

On 1:00 p.m. 25th January, Yu’s money was transferred twice, 5,100,000 won at a time by phone-banking to a Nonghyup Bank account and a Woori Bank account appropriately. The police are suspecting same technique from recent phone-banking frauds.

Meanwhile the Guro Police Station is also investigating another phone-banking fraud. In December last year, from Mr. Kim (age 46, Sanggeh-dong, Nowwon-gu, Seoul city)’s account in the Foreign Exchange Bank, an amount of 80,000,000 won was withdrawn to an account in Korea First Bank’s branch in Daerim-dong by phone-banking.

According to the police, the crime suspect has forged Kim’s identification card and used it to obtain a new phone-banking card. The suspect has used this card in his crime. Due to familiar knowledge in Kim’s ID number, telephone number and address, the police are suspecting an act by a close acquaintance.

Meanwhile on 2nd, the Jeon-nam Provincial Police Agency, which is investigating the Kookmin Bank phone-banking fraud has made and distributed 20,000 montage pictures of the crime suspect in his 30s to all over the nation.

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