Overview
- The National Police Agency disclosed that a single IP line generated about 1.97 million spoofed calls between February 8 and March 14, according to its November 21 announcement.
- Police identified the provider as IPS Pro, a subsidiary of Tokyo‑listed IPS, and said the line had been sold via an overseas carrier before being used by a fraud group.
- At least 11 victims lost roughly ¥28 million, and about 110,000 calls showed numbers ending in 0110 or displayed main lines for the Metropolitan Police Department, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, and the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office.
- The National Police Agency and the communications ministry asked the company to submit measures to prevent a recurrence by January, citing the misuse of caller ID on a 050 IP service.
- IPS Pro corrected the setting in March after the issue surfaced in April interviews, with no further police‑impersonation calls from that line reported, though authorities note international spoofing persists and logged 3,525 such calls in September.