Bank heist movie worries Bank of Korea

"The Big Swindle" is just a movie, but the domestic film released this week is giving the Bank of Korea cause for concern over security. Fears are that the movie could encourage people to try and rob the central bank!

"I have ordered Seoul headquarters and our 16 branches to thoroughly prepare for the possibility of a crime similar to the one in the movie," said Hwang Myeong-gwan, head of the Bank of Korea's safety supervisory office according to the JoongAng Daily.

In the movie, a group of conmen

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