Seongbuk-gu Launches Senior Health and Financial Fraud Prevention Project in Partnership with Police

Visiting Nurses Take on the Role of Security Partners

On September 18, Seongbuk-gu in Seoul (Mayor Lee Seungro) announced that it is currently carrying out the 'Customized Health and Financial Fraud Prevention Integrated Project for Seniors,' which is being well received by residents. This initiative is a collaboration between the Seongbuk-gu Public Health Center and the criminal investigation teams of Seongbuk and Jongam Police Stations.

Visiting nurses are conducting customized health consultations for senior citizens. Provided by Seongbuk District.

This project was established to protect the assets of seniors from electronic financial fraud and to support tailored health management. Over the past month, it has been implemented on-site across all 20 neighborhoods in the district, in conjunction with the Seongbuk-gu Public Health Center’s home visit health management program.

The crime prevention education sessions featured detectives from Seongbuk and Jongam Police Stations as instructors. The police played actual voice phishing calls involving impersonation of the Financial Supervisory Service and government officials, false loan offers, and similar schemes to introduce the latest damage cases and evolving criminal tactics. They also provided on-site services to detect and remove smishing malware from seniors’ mobile phones.

As financial fraud prevention guidelines, the police recommended: not answering calls from unknown numbers; immediately hanging up if asked to transfer money or deliver cash; and not clicking on suspicious texts or URLs. If fraud is suspected, they advised individuals to preserve related text messages and phone numbers and report the case right away.

In addition, a 'Health Consultation Day' was held with participation from visiting nurses in each neighborhood. The nurses measured basic health indicators such as blood pressure and blood sugar for seniors and provided tailored consultations.

Going forward, visiting nurses will continue to conduct regular home visits, monitoring not only the health of seniors but also looking for signs of financial fraud among residents in vulnerable areas, such as seniors living alone, in their newfound role as 'security partners.' Through these efforts, Seongbuk-gu aims to strengthen the local community’s safety net by integrating healthcare, welfare, and public safety.

Mayor Lee Seungro said, “Through this project, I hope our seniors have gained the capabilities to respond independently in situations where financial crimes are suspected, helping to protect their valuable assets. We will continue to do our utmost to safeguard the health and safety of our seniors in close cooperation with police and related agencies.”

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