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Electronic Financial Crimes

Electronic Financial Crimes 1. Being Wary of Electronic Financial Crimes www.easylaw.go.kr



I entered my personal information on a website and my money was unwittingly transferred from my bankbook. Is this an electronic financial crime?



Among electronic financial crimes, it is subject to being called a phishing crime, which involves the use of a phishing website.



• What is an electronic financial crime? An electronic financial crime shall have the same meaning as telecommunications financial fraud under the law, which refers to the act of using telecommunications to deceive or intimidate others to obtain their property benefits, causing a third party to send or transfer funds, or sending or transferring funds by obtaining a third party’s personal information to obtain his/her property benefits.



• Major Types of Electronic Financial Crimes (1) The following are major electronic financial crimes, so be sure not to fall victim to perpetrators who: 1. Obtain money by falsely stating the occurrence of child kidnapping or an accident; 2. Ask victims to send money under the guise of an acquaintance on a messenger app; 3. Obtain card loan funds and deposits by fraud using online banking; 4. Deceive victims by sending false urgent text messages under the guise of a financial company or the Financial Supervisory Service and induce recipients to visit a phishing site to obtain money; 5. Obtain money by fraud by obtaining telebanking use information via phone call;



• Major Types of Electronic Financial Crimes (2) The following are major electronic financial crimes, so be sure not to fall victim to perpetrators who: 6. Deceive victims and induce them to go to an ATM; 7. Deceive victims and cause them to send money; 8. Obtain credit card information and card loan funds using an automated response system (ARS); 9. Deceive victims by directing a false role-play; and 10. Deceive victims by falsely stating that the price of goods was sent to obtain money.



For detailed legal information, please refer to “Electronic Financial Crimes” on easylaw.go.kr.



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