Three South Korean Interpol Red Notice Suspects in Voice Phishing Ring Arrested in Ho Chi Minh City

【Hanoi, Vietnam=Correspondent Kim Jun-seok】Three South Korean members of a voice phishing ring wanted on Interpol Red Notices were arrested by local police in Ho Chi Minh City and handed over to South Korea.
According to local media outlets including VnExpress on the 31st, the Ho Chi Minh City police and the Ministry of Public Security's investigative police department arrested the three South Korean voice phishing suspects wanted on Interpol Red Notices and transferred them to South Korean police at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
All three are South Korean nationals and had been placed under Interpol Red Notices at the request of South Korean police. They are accused of carrying out online fraud, including voice phishing, targeting victims in South Korea.
According to the Interpol wanted notices, they posed as prosecutors or government officials, called victims, and sent internet links to trick them into checking fake arrest warrants or case-related documents. Investigators said they then falsely claimed the victims' bank accounts were linked to crimes and demanded that money be transferred to designated accounts under the pretense of verifying funds.
They were also reported to have used a tactic of claiming to possess sensitive videos of the victims and threatening to release them unless money was sent. In fact, they did not have the videos.
The Ho Chi Minh City police have previously worked with the Ministry of Public Security to arrest foreign nationals wanted on Interpol Red Notices and send them back to their home countries. During a recent crackdown on foreign suspects, authorities also uncovered repeated cases in which Chinese nationals rented houses or hotels, recruited people, and prepared online scams by setting up internet lines and multiple mobile phones and computers.
Authorities believe the fugitives moved their bases after enforcement was tightened in the Kingdom of Cambodia, a major hub for voice phishing groups.

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