Attempted Fraud and Aiding Charges
Committed Crime During Probation Period
A man in his 20s who provided his bank account number to a voice phishing organization in order to earn 200,000 won was sentenced to imprisonment.
On the 10th, Judge Kim Bora of the Criminal Division 13 at the Seoul Northern District Court announced that A (23), who was indicted for aiding and abetting attempted fraud, was sentenced to six months in prison.
A was charged with providing his bank account number under his name after being tempted by employer B’s offer, found through the internet while searching for high-paying part-time jobs, which promised a daily wage of 200,000 won if he withdrew and delivered money deposited into the account.
B, who took over A’s account number, received 14.5 million won from a victim who contacted him after seeing a loan advertisement, but the account was frozen due to the victim’s report, preventing withdrawal.
The court stated, "Although the task was simple, merely withdrawing and delivering money deposited into the account, agreeing to receive a high payment of 200,000 won as compensation raises sufficient suspicion of involvement in illegal money transactions," adding, "This was not a legitimate part-time job, and in a situation where there was suspicion of connection to illegal activities such as voice phishing, the defendant tacitly allowed or ignored it, facilitating the attempted fraud."
Furthermore, the court added, "Voice phishing crimes carry heavy culpability and cause serious harm to society, so punishment is necessary even for those positioned at the lower levels of the organizational structure," and "The defendant has multiple prior criminal records and committed this crime during the probation period of a sentence for crimes including prostitution, indicating a poor criminal character."
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