Husband reported ``weird'' wife going out, saved a huge amount of damage = South Korea

In South Korea, it was reported that a wife in her 80s who was deceived by voice phishing (financial fraud over the telephone) and tried to withdraw a huge amount of cash was saved from becoming a victim because her husband reported it.
Ta. According to the Daejeon National Police Agency on the 14th, around 10:20 a.m. on the 1st of this month, ``I received a phone call saying, ``My daughter has been abducted, please deposit 30 million won (approximately 3.38 million yen),'' and my wife was there.
The police received a report that he had gone out to withdraw money. CCTV footage from the time showed a woman walking alone with a cane after an elderly couple got off the elevator at their apartment building.
It was reflected. The husband, who saw his wife off on the first floor, felt that something was wrong and called the police. Police officers who were working near the scene at the right time began tracking the woman.
Officers called the woman but could not get through. This is because the perpetrator continued to talk to the woman and guide her.
After searching banks near the apartment, police officers found the woman who was on the phone.
did. The cash had not yet been withdrawn. After more than 10 minutes of persuasion by police, the woman realized she had been fooled by a voice phishing scam and returned to her family.
. According to police, the woman was so convinced of what was said on the phone that she refused the police's request to hang up.
Meanwhile, the culprit in this incident is said to have fled after learning of the situation where the police were dispatched.
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