Police bust Thailand-based phishing ring involving nude-photo extortion
Police said Thursday they have busted a Thailand-based voice phishing ring that allegedly swindled 6.7 billion won ($4.73 million) from 68 victims in Korea last year. Eleven members of the phishing ring, including its 29-year-old Korean leader, have been apprehended and referred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, with nine of them put under arrest, according to the Seoul…
Thailand-based police have dismantled a voice phishing ring that allegedly defrauded 6.7 billion won ($4.73 million) from 68 victims in South Korea last year, according to officials. Eleven individuals, including the 29-year-old Korean leader of the group, have been arrested, with nine others taken into custody, as reported by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
The suspects, all ranging in age from 20 to 30, face charges of impersonating Financial Supervisory Service and prosecution officials to extract nude photos from their victims. Between May and December of last year, the suspects obtained these photos, created sexual exploitation materials, and extorted the victims by demanding deposits supposedly for compensation.
The phishing operation was initiated last year with 24 members, comprising 20 Koreans and four Chinese nationals, and established a call center in Bangkok. The suspects divided their roles into three groups for the scam.
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