Deliberate 'Bang' in Front of Parking Lot... "Grandmother Asks for Settlement Money"

Deliberately Approaching a Car Coming Up from the Underground Parking Lot and 'Bang'
Pushing a Walker Toward the Vehicle... "Demanding Settlement Money"

A video of an elderly woman deliberately causing an accident to claim a settlement has been released. She even pushes a walker toward a vehicle, showing various methods to extort a settlement, drawing heavy criticism from netizens.

An elderly woman deliberately trying to cause an accident by timing her movement to coincide with the car's arrival.
[Photo by Online Community]

On the 11th, a video titled "Grandmother aiming for a settlement" was posted on an online community, sparking controversy. The uploader, Mr. A, explained the situation: "An elderly woman waits above ground in an underground parking lot until she hears the warning sound of a vehicle approaching," and "She continuously appears just as the warning sounds and the car comes out."

An elderly woman deliberately causing an accident timed with the appearance of a car.
[Photo by Online Community]

In the video posted by Mr. A, the elderly woman, pulling a walker, quickly walks in front of a vehicle coming up from the underground parking lot to the ground level. When the vehicle notices her and turns left, she quickly pushes the walker she was pulling toward the front of the vehicle. Mr. A added, "She persistently demands a settlement without insurance processing by either causing a collision between the car and the walker or by directly colliding with the car herself."

Netizens who saw the video responded with comments such as, "I was targeted by this method a few years ago. Be careful," "This should be reported as fraud," "She looks like a curling player," "Report her before more victims appear," and "How much wealth and glory does she want to enjoy with money earned by hurting her own body?"

Meanwhile, self-harm extortion refers to the act of intentionally harming oneself under the pretense of an accident to obtain money. People who commit self-harm extortion usually do not report the accident to the police but demand a settlement and threaten the driver. However, this is not a legal settlement but a criminal act of extortion. Extortion is a crime involving obtaining property benefits by threatening a person to hand over property or causing a third party to hand over property. If found guilty of extortion, one may face imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to 20 million won.