Suspicious Deliveries with Names Like Apple and Cucumber: What Was Inside?

A ring of 200 people has been arrested for distributing illicit "burner" bank accounts using express bus delivery services.

The Ulsan Nambu Police Station announced that it has apprehended 200 individuals, including those who supplied 211 burner accounts to criminal organizations, and placed four key masterminds under arrest.

Over a period of seven months starting in June of last year, the group targeted financially struggling small business owners and homemakers, recruiting burner accounts with promises that they could earn 1.5 million won every month just by lending their accounts.

They also expanded their operation by offering referral fees to those who lent their accounts if they introduced acquaintances, drawing in even more lenders.

The number of account lenders recruited in this manner reached 139 in total, and these accounts were used in various crimes, including voice phishing, investment scams, and cyber gambling.

To evade police tracking, the gang used express bus delivery services, which have relatively lax identity verification procedures compared to regular courier services.

It was revealed that they continued their crimes by using fruit names such as "Oh Saga," "Kim Oi," and "Lee Jamong" as sender names.

Police have applied for provisional seizure to freeze 470 million won in criminal proceeds amassed by the ringleaders and are continuing their investigation into related crimes.

(Photo courtesy of: Ulsan Nambu Police Station)

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