Health · Public Health & Disease · 2 hrs ago
Voice phishing victims receive 22.2 billion won in living-cost aid
South Korea’s Fruit of Love provided living-cost aid to 7,827 voice phishing victims through a three-year program with Shinhan Bank.
The initiative, called Voice Phishing Zero, was funded by a 30 billion won donation from Shinhan Bank and ran from 2023 through this year.
It gave victims about 22.2 billion won for living costs, as well as legal and psychological support.
Legal consultations reached 1,536 people, 184 received help with lawsuits, and 1,084 received professional psychological counseling.
More than nine in ten counseling users said it helped them overcome difficulties, according to a three-year study of the program’s social impact.
The project brought together Fruit of Love, Shinhan Bank, Good Neighbors, the police and the financial regulator to respond to victims’ different needs.
The program ran through this year, and no next steps were announced.
The Voice Phishing Zero program provided about 22.2 billion won in living-cost support to 7,827 voice phishing victims over three years.
The program also provided legal advice to 1,536 people, litigation support to 184 and professional psychological counselling to 1,084.
It was run by the Community Chest of Korea with Shinhan Bank, using a 30 billion won donation from the bank.
A three-year study found that 91.6% of counselling users said it helped them overcome difficulties.
The program ended on September 30, 2026, and applications for new victim support have closed.
- Who
- The Community Chest of Korea and Shinhan Bank supported voice phishing victims.
- What
- The Voice Phishing Zero program provided living-cost aid and legal, litigation and psychological support.
- When
- The program ran from 2023 to September 30, 2026. Its results were announced on October 29, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- To address victims’ financial hardship, legal difficulties and psychological distress after financial fraud.
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The Voice Phishing Zero program began, funded by a 30 billion won donation from Shinhan Bank.
The program ended and applications for new victim support closed.
The Community Chest of Korea announced the program’s results.
- Living-cost aid
- About 22.2 billion won provided to 7,827 victims
- Shinhan Bank donation
- 30 billion won
- Legal advice
- 1,536 people
- Litigation support
- 184 people
- Professional psychological counselling
- 1,084 people
- Counselling users reporting help
- 91.6% of those surveyed said counselling helped them overcome difficulties.
What people are saying
Voice Phishing Zero is meaningful because it did not view financial fraud as only an individual problem, and because the Community Chest of Korea supported victims’ recovery together with the private and public sectors by building a cooperative system from the beginning of the program.
Voice Phishing Zero is meaningful because it did not view financial fraud as only an individual problem, and because the private and public sectors supported victims’ recovery together through a cooperative system built from the beginning of the program.