Man Arrested After Trying to Deposit 800 Billion Won in Counterfeit Checks
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- A man allegedly tried to deposit four counterfeit 200 billion-won cashier’s checks, with a combined face value of 800 billion won, at a bank branch in Seoul’s Mapo district.
- A bank employee became suspicious because the amounts were far beyond normal transactions, requested a system check and alerted police.
- Mapo police confirmed the checks were fake and arrested the man at the scene while investigating the circumstances.
A man was arrested after allegedly handing four counterfeit cashier’s checks to a bank teller and asking that they be deposited into his account. The checks each carried a face value of 200 billion won, for a combined 800 billion won.
The incident took place at a bank branch in Seoul’s Mapo district. The employee found the unusually large amounts suspicious, requested an electronic verification and contacted police.
Officers who arrived at the branch confirmed that the checks were counterfeit and arrested the man at the scene. Mapo police are investigating the alleged use of counterfeit securities and questioning him about the details of the attempted deposit.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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