Major cases of damage
Mr. A, who received a phone call asking for 5 million won, saying, "Your daughter guaranteed a friend's private loan, but that friend ran away and her daughter had to pay back the money."
(Source: Weekly Chosun)
Mr. B, who received a text message saying, "Camping supplies will be delivered home," contacted to find out the situation. A member of the organization who answered the phone identified him as a prosecution investigator and deceived him by saying, "Deliver the money to FSS employees because he has to inspect the money in his account because he is involved in a crime
(Source: Dong-A Ilbo)
C impersonated D as a financial institution in need of emergency loans due to COVID-19 and intercepted 18 million won in cash, saying, "Instead of giving low-interest loans, existing loans should be found in cash and repaid directly."
(Source: Weekly Chosun)