Claimed to Transfer via Bank, 20s Man Caught for Scam by Entering Amount as Remitter's Name

As scams involving entering the payment amount in the remitter's name but actually transferring only a small sum become more frequent, a man in his 20s who went around convenience stores in Busan carrying out such "remittance scams" has been apprehended by the police.

The Saha Police Station in Busan announced on the 14th that it has booked a man in his 20s, referred to as A, without detention on charges of fraud and forwarded the case to the prosecution. A is accused of visiting four convenience stores and one bookstore in Saha-gu at the end of May and purchasing about 1.37 million won worth of cultural gift certificates, but transferring only a small amount of money.

Investigations revealed that A used a method that has become popular in cash-based account transfers in recent years, where the remitter enters the intended payment amount as their name. For example, when purchasing gift certificates worth 310,000 won, A would enter "310,000 won" as the remitter's name but actually transfer only 31 won.

A police official urged, "When receiving payments via bank transfer, carefully check the transfer amount and transaction details to prevent falling victim to scams."