[Urgent Notice from Korea Immigration Service]

Beware of Voice Phishing Scams 

 Fraudsters are illegally using the phone numbers of Ministry of Justice offices 

and impersonating government officials. 

Recently Identified Voice Phishing Cases:

  Scammers are using the following Ministry of Justice phone numbers:

02-2110-4039 (Border Control Division)

02-2110-3294 (International Criminal Affairs Division)

02-2110-3000 (Customer Service Center)

02-6908-1345(The 1345 Immigration Contact Center)

Please note:

The Customer Service Center (02-2110-3000) is for incoming calls only. 

It does not make outgoing calls.

The 1345 Immigration Contact Center does not make calls to people staying abroad, 

and its incoming call number is not 02-6908-1345.

Scammers are impersonating officials 

from multiple departments of the Ministry of Justice.

These scammers may call you and falsely claim 

hat you are involved in a criminal case.

They may demand that you visit the prosecutor’s office 

or provide personal information.

A scammer impersonates an immigration officer, 

asking whether you visited a certain country. 

They may mention serious crimes such as fraud or murder 

that occurred in that country. 

Then, they demand that you download an immigration-related app 

on your smartphone.

Stay alert. Do not share personal information over the phone.