Fraudster Arrested for Stealing 100 Million Won In Incheon Taxi Scam

▲ Panoramic view of Incheon Samsan Police Station. A customer in his 20s was caught by the police after borrowing cell phones from taxi drivers to search for navigation and then stealing 100 million won from a banking application.

Incheon Samsan Police Station announced on the 8th that it arrested Mr. A, in his 20s, on charges of fraud using computers.

Mr. A is accused of stealing 105 million won in cash from the accounts of 17 drivers while boarding a taxi in the metropolitan area as a guest between August and September.

It was discovered that Mr. A had sent more money by mistake when transferring the taxi fare to the driver’s account, and had him withdraw the money from a nearby ATM and then secretly steal the password.

Afterwards, Mr. A, who got back into the taxi, was found to have borrowed the driver’s mobile phone, installed a banking application, and made a reservation transfer to his bank account, saying he would search for navigation.

Mr. A also asked the driver to send a small amount of money to an acquaintance’s account, secretly filmed the transfer, and borrowed a cell phone again to withdraw cash. It was confirmed that Mr. A mainly committed crimes against elderly taxi drivers, such as those in their 60s or 70s, during late night hours.

Reporter Sangbong Han

2023-10-08 12:32:26
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