4 people sent to prosecution for laundering and remitting voice phishing proceeds as virtual assets

4 people sent to prosecution for laundering and remitting voice phishing proceeds as virtual assets

The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the North Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency announced on the 22nd that it has sent four people, including Mr. A in his 40s, to prosecution without detention on charges of laundering voice phishing crime proceeds into virtual assets and delivering them to the organization (violation of the Act on Refund of Damages from Telecommunications Financial Fraud).

They are accused of receiving 150 million won in cash from a victim who was deceived by the voice phishing organization they belonged to in August last year, and then exchanging it for virtual assets and delivering it to the organization.

It was investigated that the organization Mr. A belonged to posted fake investment information on social media and defrauded victims of money by deceiving them into believing they "could make a lot of money."

Mr. A and others reportedly told the police that they "thought it was a high-paying part-time job."

The police plan to continue the investigation into the higher-ups of the voice phishing organization.