Voice phishing has established itself as one of the biggest scams in recent years, with damages amounting to $100 million annually. These scam callers attempt to obtain personal and private information, typically by offering fake financial services and loans, only to have you transfer large sums of money to pseudo accounts.
What happens when a government agency falls prey to it?
35-year-old Jang Young-sil (Kang Ye-won 姜艺媛) has never held a full-time job her entire life, despite having countless qualifications. After being fired from her contract job at the National Security Agency, she accidentally discovers her ex-boss’s (Jo Jae-yun 赵在允) secret… The agency lost half a million dollars to a voice phishing scam because of him!
Desperate for a job, Young-sil offers to go undercover at the phishing centre, and strikes a deal with her ex-boss. If she successfully retrieves the money without alerting the authorities, she will be given a permanent position at the agency. While undercover at the phishing centre, she meets foul-mouthed cop Na Jung-an (Han Chae-a 韩彩雅) from the Intellectual Crimes Unit, who was assigned to infiltrate the organisation to uncoverThe two reluctantly join forces, but each with different agendas. What will be the final outcome of their undercover mission?
Title: Part-time Spy 兼职特工
Director: Kim Deok-su 金德洙
Cast: Kang Ye-won , Han Chae-a , Jo Jae-yun 赵在允, Kim Min-kyo 金民教, Namkoong Min 南宮珉
Genre: Comedy
Language: In Korean with English and Chinese subtitles
Runtime: 111mins
Rating: TBA
