Korean Conversation · Level 411
15 words
Korean word
보이스피싱
Pronunciation
Romanizationpoiseupising
Meaning
- nounphone scam
Example
은행 직원을 사칭한 보이스피싱 전화가 왔어요.eun haeng chi gwo neul sa ching han po i seu pi sing cheon hwa ga wa sseo yo
I got a scam call from someone pretending to be a bank employee.
More examples
보이스피싱으로 인한 피해가 늘고 있어요.po i seu pi sing eu ro in han pi hae ga neul go i sseo yo
The harm caused by phone scams is increasing.
Core concept
A deceptive phone call that tricks someone into giving money or bank account information.
Common phrases
보이스피싱 전화po i seu pi sing cheon hwa
phone scam call
보이스피싱 피해po i seu pi sing pi hae
phone scam damage
보이스피싱 신고po i seu pi sing sin go
reporting a phone scam
보이스피싱 예방po i seu pi sing ye bang
phone scam prevention
Similar words
전화금융사기cheonhwageumnyungsagi: A formal name for phone-based financial fraud involving stolen funds or account information.
사기전화sagijeonhwa: A deceptive call that makes false claims while asking for money or private details.
피싱pising: A broad kind of fraud that uses messages or calls to steal personal or financial information.
스미싱seumising: A text-message scam that sends false claims or links to obtain money or personal information.
Definition in Korean
전화를 통해 상대를 속여 금전이나 계좌 정보를 갈취하는 범죄성 통화를 가리키는 명사cheon hwa reul tong hae sang dae reul so gyeo keum jeo ni na kye jwa cheong bo reul kal chwi ha neun peom joe seong tong hwa reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa
Word origin
The term is a Korean borrowing built from English voice and phishing, with phishing modeled on fishing to suggest catching victims through deception.
Usage tips
- English speakers often associate phishing with emails or websites, so this word identifies the voice-call form specifically.
Other meanings
- bank transfer scamnoun
- impostor scamnoun
Opposites
- 정상 전화cheongsang cheonhwaregular callnoun
Related words
- 보이스피싱범죄poiseupisingbeomjoevoice phishing crimenoun
- 보이스피싱범죄자poiseupisingbeomjoejavoice phishing scammernoun