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[SCAM ALERT] Beware of Imposters Posing as Government Employees in Korea
We have observed a growing trend of scams targeting Korean users, involving fraudsters impersonating government officials or law enforcement agents. These scammers falsely accuse users of being involved in crimes such as money laundering, scams, or legal cases, and then manipulate them under the pretense of an ongoing investigation.
🛑 Here’s how the scam works:
Scammers contact users, pretending to be police officers, prosecutors, or other authorities.
They claim that the user is under investigation and should not tell anyone—isolating the victim from friends and family.
Victims are then instructed to:
Create an account on Binance, if they don’t already have one.
Receive and transfer cryptocurrencies from other wallets or exchanges to Binance, supposedly as part of the investigation.
Move the cryptocurrency out of Binance to external addresses—believed to be controlled by the scammer.
This causes the user to unknowingly act as a 'money mule', moving funds on behalf of the scammers.
At the same time, they are also instructed to transfer their own personal cryptocurrency assets to Binance and to the scammer’s wallet—resulting in direct financial loss.
When the victim realizes it is a scam, both their own funds and the assets they helped transfer are already gone.
⚠️ Warning Signs to Watch Out For:
Unexpected calls from someone claiming to be law enforcement.
Being asked to keep things secret from family or friends.
Instructions to move cryptocurrencies between platforms for "investigation purposes."
Pressure to act quickly or face legal consequences.
✅ What You Should Do:
Binance will never ask you to transfer assets for investigations.
No real government agency will contact you through unofficial channels to conduct investigations involving cryptocurrency transfers.