Send an official letter with the battalion commander’s seal.
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There was an incident where a man posing as an army officer made a group call for an order at a restaurant and then used it as bait to steal millions of won from the owner.
According to Mr. A, a man in his 60s who runs a restaurant in Jangsu, Jeollabuk-do, on the 13th, Mr. B, impersonating an army official, called the restaurant on the 4th.
Mr. B said, “Please prepare boiled chicken for 50 soldiers in training by the afternoon of the 6th.” In terms of value, the order was worth about 960,000 won.
Since Mr. B used the typical military speaking style, “Tanaka,” and it was not the first time he called to place a group order, Mr. A had no suspicions.
The next morning, Mr. A once again received a call from Mr. B. This time the request was to prepare a month’s worth of fruit for the soldiers to eat with their meals.
Mr B said: “The agricultural company I did business with before did this. “When you get a call from a fruit company, do what they want,” he said.
Mr. A did not have much suspicion because Mr. B had sent an official payment document for the soldiers’ meal expenses with the seal of the battalion commander.
Later, a man claiming to be the CEO of an orchard in Chungju, northern Chungcheong Province, called Mr. A and said, “I will send a pear worth 3.09 million won. “Please send me the money,” he said.
Surprised, Mr. A called Mr. B and said, “It is a burden because the amount is large,” but Mr. B said, “The cost of fruit must also be included in the official payment for military meal expenses.” “This way, the money comes out all at once,” he said.
He said: “I promise on behalf of the unit. “Don’t worry,” Mr. A said, trusting Mr. B again.
Mr. A transferred 3.09 million won to the account indicated by the farm representative and also received a delivery confirmation.
Next, Mr. A tried to capture the mobile phone transfer screen, but he was not good at using the device, so he went to a nearby bank. The bank employee found it suspicious and suspected that it was a financial telephone fraud (voice phishing).
I tried to ask for the late payment to be suspended, but the situation was already over.
Mr. A filed a police report and also informed the Korean Restaurant Industry Association of this fact to prevent further damage.
Mr. A said: “The official letter sent to me had the seal of the battalion commander, and he spoke just like a soldier, so I had no choice but to trust him.” He also added: “Alcohol groups who make group reservations at our restaurant have often asked us to prepare fruit, so I didn’t have many doubts.”
He continued: “The police also said that it was the first voice phishing impersonating a soldier” and “I know that other restaurateurs besides me have also suffered damage.” “I hope the members of the voice phishing gang are caught,” she added.
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