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After posting advertisements such as “business travel massage” and “business travel massage” on the Internet, the police arrested a group of fraudulent organizations that only received money from male clients and did not provide real services. They were confirmed to have the same organizational system as the company, such as advertising team A, money management team, and execution team, and they raised around 4 billion won.
The Cybercrime Investigation Unit of the North Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency announced on the 22nd that it had arrested 32 people on fraud charges and arrested 10 people, including A (40), the executive level. They operate a business travel massage phishing site from March last year to August this year, and are accused of stealing around 4.3 billion won from a total of 310 people.
They operated 35 massage sites for business trips, received money in the name of advance payment, and then cut off contact and intercepted the money. According to the police, customers who first look at the site and are interested call or send a message. The daily wage asks for “a deposit of 100,000 to 300,000 won,” and then requires an additional deposit to ensure the safety of a masseuse.
Then, through an employee of the organization, the masseuse communicates as if on a business trip. However, immediately before arrival, they give reasons such as “the depositor’s name is wrong” and “the procedure is wrong”, and then they reply, “We cannot send a masseuse because we cannot confirm the deposit due to a system error. “. When customers are angry about this, if they ask for a refund, they ask, “If you want a refund, deposit it again.” In the guides used by these organizations, the amount required for each procedure was also systematically established.
Victims were either misled by the culprit’s reimbursement words or kept depositing the money they requested because they had already deposited money. There were also many victims who deposited the money they requested as if they were drunk and possessed. One victim deposited 150,000 won in advance in October last year. Since then, the suspects have continuously deposited money that the suspects demanded for refund, such as application fee, deposit, cancellation fee, and currency exchange request fee. The one-time deposit amount increased from 150,000 won to 9 million won.
The victim even received a loan to recover the money deposited. Subsequently, suspects pretending to be ‘counselors’ and ‘resolution team leaders’ approached the victims and received money through various lies. The amount of damages for crimes that lasted two months increased to 430 million won. Other victims deposited 95 million won more than 150 times.
From advertisements on sites to laundering and distributing money for the execution of crimes, these organizations have divided the division of roles into groups and teams, and have moved together. The advertising team received a certain amount of money every month and posted paid keyword ads on the search site, exposing the business travel massage phishing site above the search results.
When the victim approached for a massage, an executive team came out. The executive team was also divided into 3 groups and 10 teams according to their role and creation period. The money intercepted by the executive team was laundered by the money management team through cannon accounts and Chinese exchange houses. In particular, executives such as Mr. A, who ran the organization, were identified as gangsters. Among close acquaintances, the gangs were hired as employees.
Police requested the collection and additional preservation of vehicles, real estate with car names, and 1,256.67 million won in cash among the proceeds of their crimes. Additional collection and preservation is a provision when a suspect uses all or part of the subject for confiscation. When a supplemental collection and preservation order is issued, the authorities charge an amount corresponding to the item or amount. The suspect cannot dispose of the property.
As of September 10 of this year, when the ‘Special Law for the Prevention of Illegal Drug Transactions’ was reviewed and implemented, it is now possible to request an additional sanction and a preservation order before prosecution. On the 10th, the day of the execution, the North Gyeonggi Police Department received the decision to cite additional compensation from the Uijeongbu District Law. A police officer said: “As non-face-to-face contact has increased due to the recent coronavirus, related crimes are also increasing.” “If you feel strange, report it to the police.”
