"This Looks Suspicious": Counterfeit Checks Worth Whooping 800 Billion Won Used at Bank, Suspect Arrested on the Spot

A counterfeiter who attempted to use forged checks worth 800 billion won at a bank has been caught by the police.

The Seoul Mapo Police Station announced today (September 4) that they have arrested and are investigating individual A in the act on charges including the uttering of forged securities on September 1.

According to the police, individual A is accused of attempting to deposit four forged cashier's checks, each worth 200 billion won, into an account through a teller at a bank in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the morning of September 1.

Suspicious that the checks were for an amount far exceeding standard transaction levels, the employee requested verification of the checks' authenticity and reported the matter to the police.

Upon confirming that the checks were counterfeit, the police arrested individual A right at the bank.

The police are currently investigating the details of the crime and the circumstances surrounding it, targeting individual A.

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