My frequently used mobile phone... was helplessly taken.

Mr. A, who runs a restaurant in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.

I received an unexpected message last February.

My frequently used SKT mobile phone has been canceled.

I received a message that my LG U+ mobile phone will be activated soon.

I ran because of a strange feeling, but a moment later, 50 million won was withdrawn from my Nonghyup account.

 

Mr. A remembered that last year he received an unknown condolence message and immediately deleted it.

However, it was confirmed that there are no issues with malware or hacking app scans.

Meanwhile, someone activated a mobile phone under Mr. A's name, re-registered for Nonghyup Kookbank, created a new simple password, and then withdrew money.

Even in the case of Nonghyup accounts, there was a situation where Mr. A needed to visit the branch due to five incorrect password attempts in the past.

However, the scam organization smoothly withdrew money by activating new mobile phones.

 

The Chuncheon Police Station, in charge of the case, identified Mr. Park, who received the money, but he had already purchased virtual currency and handed it over to an overseas criminal organization.

Last month in Busan, SKT users experienced the same damage, and the crime is repeating.

Mr. A expressed his frustration, saying that over the past three months he has visited the telecommunications company, bank, and police station countless times, but the telecommunications company and bank were only eager to avoid responsibility, and the police were passive in their investigation.

Mr. A / Smishing damage: The problem is that they only uniformly tell people to be careful and there is no control channel for that. Smishing crimes are evolving, but it feels like everything is being shouldered by the public alone, making it really hard to fight alone.

The police are also investigating how the mobile phone was canceled and activated, as well as whether there is any connection to the recent SKT SIM card hacking incident.

 

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Can you just hack my phone's account to disable my existing phone at will and then activate a new one?

 

Isn't this something that can be sufficiently prevented? Are the telecommunications companies just doing their work on foot? The victims are the telecommunications companies.

 

I believe they should all be compensated.