Suspicious Courier Packages With Fruit Names: 200 Arrested for Distributing Dummy Bank Accounts via Express Buses

Did a ring of 200 people get arrested for distributing dummy bank accounts using express bus delivery services?

The Ulsan Nambu Police Station announced that it has apprehended 200 individuals, including those who supplied 211 dummy bank accounts to a criminal organization, and formally arrested four masterminds.

Over a seven-month period starting in June of last year, the gang targeted cash-strapped small business owners and homemakers, recruiting dummy accounts with promises that they could earn 1.5 million won every month just by lending their bank accounts.

In addition, they expanded their operations by offering referral fees to account lenders who introduced acquaintances, thereby drawing in even more lenders.

The number of account lenders recruited this way reached a total of 139, 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 requirements compared to regular courier services.

It was revealed that they continued their crimes by writing sender names after fruits, such as Oh Sagwa (Apple Oh), Kim Oi (Cucumber Kim), and Lee Jamong (Grapefruit Lee).

Police have applied for a preservation order to confiscate 470 million won in criminal proceeds amassed by the masterminds and are continuing their investigation into related crimes.

(Photo source: Ulsan Nambu Police Station)
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