45 Voice Phishing Suspects Arrested in Cambodia, Defrauding Victims of 9.3 Billion Won
A total of 45 members of a voice phishing organization, who were arrested in Cambodia and subsequently extradited to South Korea, have been found to have amassed an illegal profit of 9.3 billion won (approximately 7 million USD). On the 28th, the Chungnam Police Agency reported that the investigation into the overseas phishing group revealed that from mid-last year to July of this year, they committed various scams, including romance scams, investment leading scams, telephone financial fraud, and no-show scams, affecting 110 victims.
The Daejeon District Courts Hongseong branch had previously issued arrest warrants for all 45 suspects on the 20th. Among those arrested, 42 were men and three were women, with the largest group being individuals in their 20s (25 members), followed by those in their 30s (17 members) and three in their 40s. They are facing charges of fraud and membership in a criminal organization. According to the police, the suspects were part of a criminal group organized under a leader known as Bugun, operating out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Bangkok, Thailand. The organization had a hierarchical command structure consisting of a leader, managers, and team members, and was divided into five teams focusing on different types of scams including customer service, romance scams, telephone financial fraud, cryptocurrency investment leading, and agent purchase (no-show) scams. The police estimate the total number of members in the organization to be around 100.
The methods used by the group were sophisticated. They operated in pairs and posed as condition meeting managers or inspectors and delivery workers through social media platforms to defraud victims. Of the total amount swindled, 2.6 billion won came from romance scams, 5.9 billion won from telephone financial fraud, 400 million won from cryptocurrency leading scams, and 170 million won from no-show scams. Some victims lost their investments after being deceived into joining a Worldcoin official Telegram group.
The suspects had attempted to evade local crackdowns by changing their accommodations in July, but they were eventually apprehended by Cambodian police and extradited back to South Korea. Among those arrested, two were reportedly…
The Daejeon District Courts Hongseong branch had previously issued arrest warrants for all 45 suspects on the 20th. Among those arrested, 42 were men and three were women, with the largest group being individuals in their 20s (25 members), followed by those in their 30s (17 members) and three in their 40s. They are facing charges of fraud and membership in a criminal organization. According to the police, the suspects were part of a criminal group organized under a leader known as Bugun, operating out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Bangkok, Thailand. The organization had a hierarchical command structure consisting of a leader, managers, and team members, and was divided into five teams focusing on different types of scams including customer service, romance scams, telephone financial fraud, cryptocurrency investment leading, and agent purchase (no-show) scams. The police estimate the total number of members in the organization to be around 100.
The methods used by the group were sophisticated. They operated in pairs and posed as condition meeting managers or inspectors and delivery workers through social media platforms to defraud victims. Of the total amount swindled, 2.6 billion won came from romance scams, 5.9 billion won from telephone financial fraud, 400 million won from cryptocurrency leading scams, and 170 million won from no-show scams. Some victims lost their investments after being deceived into joining a Worldcoin official Telegram group.
The suspects had attempted to evade local crackdowns by changing their accommodations in July, but they were eventually apprehended by Cambodian police and extradited back to South Korea. Among those arrested, two were reportedly…
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