"I was scammed by voice phishing" 50s falsely reported to recover investment losses

[Financial News] A man in his 50s, who falsely reported being scammed by voice phishing to recover investment losses, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.
According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Seoul Northern District Court Criminal Division 5 (Judge Kwon So-young) sentenced Mr. A (57), who was indicted on charges of obstructing official duties by deception and violating the Special Act on Prevention of Telecommunication Financial Fraud and Refund of Damages, to 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. He was also ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
Mr. A was put on trial for falsely reporting to the police that he suffered financial damage from telecommunication financial fraud (voice phishing) after failing to profit from investing approximately 50 million won in overseas futures products.
He falsely reported to the police that he was deceived by the statement that his credit score would increase and he could receive a low-interest loan if he deposited 20% of the loan amount with the Credit Guarantee Foundation for one month, and transferred 49,614,000 won. 
It was also revealed that Mr. A lied to a bank employee, claiming that the voice phishing gang instructed him to deposit 9,807,000 won under the pretext of a loan. He even applied for telecommunication financial fraud damage relief such as payment suspension.
The court stated, "By falsely reporting to the police that he was a victim of financial fraud to recover investment losses, he obstructed the investigative duties of police officers," and "Based on such false reports, he applied for payment suspension on the account in question, which is a serious offense," explaining the reason for the sentence.
jyseo@fnnews.com Seo Ji-yoon Reporter