Chapter 10: The Second Skill #3
"T he banks a re closed at such a late time, so go to the nearest ATM machine. "
Those were the instructions Tae-hyuk received.
'They deliberately aimed for the evening.'
There was a higher probability of someone being alone at around the time when the banks were closed, making for a perfect situation for voice phishing.
Tae-hyuk arrived at the ATM and waited for the call.
Not long afterwards, the person contacted him .
-Have you arrived at the ATM?
' O ops. I almost forgot t o turn on Voice Modulation.'
Tae-hyuk used the Demon Revealing Mirror to activate Voice Modulation.
[Voice Modulation has been used.]
-You can directly imitate the voice of Seo Ha-ran.
"Yes... I arrived."
- I thought I just heard a man's voice.
Tae-hyuk made a mistake , and t he skill had been released.
He manipulated the Demon Revealing Mirror at lightning speed to reactivate Voice Modulation , and t hen gave a trembling reply.
"I'm not quite sure what you're saying. I'm currently alone so why would a man's voice... Did some type of confusion happen?"
- Indeed. Then, please proceed to deposit the surgery and repair fee into the account that I previously mentioned.
15 million won in total.
'It is obvious that he wants to shout with joy righ t now .'
"Yes , I understand. Please wait for a moment."
Tae-hyuk went to the ATM and deliberately wasted time in order to make the opponent nervous, rendering him unable to make any calm decisions .
After five minutes, the voice phishing scammer spoke.
- Are you done yet?
Tae-hyuk made a fuss , as if he was confused.
"I-It is strange. I have the money in the ac count, but I can't make a deposit. W-what is this?"
-Slow down and try again.
"Is the machine broken? I'll try another bank account."
Tae-hyuk put his bankbook on the ATM and sent the money.
Of course, it wasn't 15 million won.
The reaction was immediate.
-I've confirmed that 10,000 won has been deposited.
"Really? That's strange. The m oney was taken out of my living expenses account , s o why can't I withdraw from my savings account?"
-...The money is in your savings account? Then i t is natural that you can't withdraw the money. A savings account can't be withdrawn from unless it is expired or cancelled.
"Eh, t-then what should I do?"
-You'll have to go to the bank and cancel it.
"The bank isn't open right now!"
-......
'Isn't this enough to make it seem like I'm willing to pay ? This way , i t will be hard for them to give up on my case.'
Tae-hyuk exclaimed like he was just reminded of something.
"Ah! There is a way to withdraw money without having to go to the bank and cancelling it!"
- There is a way?
"Yes. My savings account is a little unusual , as it is a l imited savings account. It is a type of savings account where you sign up to collect a certain amount of money before withdrawing it. I signed up to pay for my brothers' university tuition. As long as I have a certain amount of money in my bankbook, I won't have to go to the bank to cancel it."
- There is such a thing?
"Yes. However, the interest rates are low so it isn't popular..."
- Indeed.
'He believes me. Believes me! Of course, this is a lie.'
"At any rate, the limit is 20 million won, so I need three million won before I can withdraw all the money. But getting three million won all of a sudden..."
- Cough.
'He is conflicted! Conflicted!'
The voice phishing scammer didn't realize that he himself was being scamm ed.
Tae-hyuk said the decisive words.
"... I will borrow it from a friend. However, I don't know if I can borrow three million won so suddenly..."
-P-please wait a moment.
The voice phishing scammer was confused.
If Tae-hyuk contacted a friend then he would have to explain the situation to them, making it obvious to the friend that it was a scam.
The scammer would then miss a valuable fish.
"Huh?"
-Let's do this instead. I will lend you three million won . Let me clarify - you're saying that i f you put three million won into the limited savings account, then you can withdraw it right away?"
"It seems so ."
- Cough! Then please withdraw the money and send me 18 million won. How about that ?
"T-thank you! You are my brother's lifesaver!"
- Then the account number is...
Tae-hyuk receiving the scammer 's account number was like finding an oasis in the vast desert.
-Please wait. Oh, don't hang up the phone.
He wanted to stop Tae-hyuk from calling anywhere else and asking around.
"Yes, I understand."
'I'm sorry but I have one more call to make.'
The phone connected to the scammer was Ha-ran's , and Tae-hyuk still had his own phone.
Tae-hyuk silenced the phone to stop the scammer from hearing his convers ation and called Kang-suk.
"Kang-suk hyung?"
-Ah, is this Ha-ran ssi?
"......"
'Whoops. I forgot to turn off the skill.'
-It is late so what is going on?
"Ah. Hyung, sorry. It is Tae-hyuk."
- Ah. Is that so? It is late. Go to sleep early.
Tae-hyuk laughed at the clear disappointment in Kang-suk's voice , and proceeded to describe the situation to him .
- Hmm. Let me know once you receive all the information. They called Ha-ran ssi's handphone? I will check the time that it was received , b ut it will probably lead to a foreign country. It is harder to arrest that way.
"Even if I have the chief bank account information?"
- Hey. How did you get something like that?
Normal ba nk accounts were points where the money was passed through , while a chief account was the central point where the money was actually gathered and origin ated from .
The voice phisher had to use the chief account to de posit money into Tae-hyuk's account.
"I will turn over as much information as possible and c atch all the people that are in South Korea."
- Yes. This brat , I was just laying down watching TV, and now I have to work because of you.
"The special diligence will help when you get married."
Tae-hyuk ended the call with Kang-suk and used Voice Modulation again. H e then said to the phishing scammer.
"How is it?"
- I have deposited the three million . Please check it as quickly as possible.
"Yes , I understand."
Tae-hyuk went to the ATM and checked the bankbook.
There was a deposit for three million won.
Their account information was stamped as well , meaning t he bank log would have their IP address.
Tae-hyuk ended the conversation with the voice phishing scammer and sent the information to Kang-suk.
He had earned himself three million won , while Kang-suk would be able to catch th ose voice phishing scammers in South Korea.
"I ate well."
And...
[Crime Skill: Voice Modulation has been acquired.]
-You can directly imitate the voice of the target.
-It is completely learnt.
'Nice !'
He fully gained Voice Modulation , meaning that he could now use it without worrying about it ever disappearing.
'I can directly imitate the voice of someone else... Isn't this a good skill ?'
He already came up with several useful ideas to use it.
Tae-hyuk showed a warm smile .
* * *
"I've finished, Noona."
" Oh. Tae-hyuk came."
"Huh? I thought you were watching a drama."
"No , I prepared some rice for us to eat together when you got back."
"Oh, really? I am hungry after working so hard."
"Did you study that hard?"
"... Wah, looks delicious."
"Tae-hyuk, don't change the subject . Answer my question ."
"I will eat it well. Oh right, Noona."
"Huh?"
"Thank you. "