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[Alpha Biz= Reporter Kim Sangjin] The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has issued a warning following a recent case where scammers impersonated an FSS employee (team leader) to demand the submission of materials related to unfair cryptocurrency transactions. The FSS emphasized the need for heightened caution.
On the 18th, the FSS issued a consumer alert at a "caution" level targeting blockchain companies and cryptocurrency operators.
Upon investigation, the FSS found that a group had forged the FSS email domain and posed as the team leader of the Virtual Assets Investigation Department. They sent emails to blockchain companies, cryptocurrency operators, and individual investors, attaching forged official documents. These emails were sent between 11:03 AM and 11:27 AM on the same day.
The FSS explained that the emails, which falsely referenced submissions to the Virtual Assets Reporting Center and listed legal grounds for material submission, were designed to confuse recipients by using official government document formats, real FSS employee names, and business cards.
The FSS urged recipients of unexpected emails to contact them for verification. A spokesperson warned that clicking on links could lead to malware infections or hacking, and submitting information via attached forms could result in the leakage of sensitive data. The FSS advised recipients to exercise caution when opening or responding to such emails.
AlphaBIZ Kim SangJin(letyou@alphabiz.co.kr)
