Mother and son found dead in North Chungcheong after losing 50 million won to voice phishing scam

Police found a mother and son dead at their apartment in Eumseong County, North Chungcheong. A note left at the scene expressed the family's distress over their financial situation after the son lost 50 million won ($32,500) to a voice phishing scam.

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A mother and son who had lost tens of millions of won to a voice phishing scam were found dead at their apartment in Eumseong County, North Chungcheong.

They were found at the apartment on Saturday morning, according to the police on Monday. A relative had alerted the authorities after being unable to reach the two since the previous day.

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A note left at the scene expressed the family's distress over their financial situation after the son lost 50 million won ($32,500) to the scam, the police said.

They plan to close the case.


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BY KIM JI-HYE [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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