Fan correct the article about voice phishing through text messages pretending to be IVE Jang Won Young
A fan of IVE refuted the article about “voice phishing messages” mentioning member Jang Won Young.
On August 12th, netizen A posted on Twitter a screenshot with the caption “No, it’s not like that. That’s my friend”.
The released picture contains an article titled “Beware of voice phishing with IVE Jang Won Young’s impersonation”
The article said, “There are claims that someone received text messages from an anonymous source pretending to be Jang Won Young asking for Google Gift Cards, making fans angry”, adding “The person who pretended to be Jang Won Young reportedly sent the same message several times.”
However, A drew attention as they emphasized, “It’s not a voice phishing crime”.
The text mentioned in the article contains the message, “Noona, it’s IVE Jang Won Young. My phone screen is broken so I’m sending this text through munjanara (a website). I’m in a hurry right now can you please buy 10 Google Gift Cards, each worth 10,000 won, at any convenience store and send them to me?”
However, the photo of the text message was actually posted on Twitter by A on July 30th. At that time, A posted the photo with the caption “Won Young ah, stop texting me”.
A is a fan of Jang Won Young who manages a fanpage on Twitter.
Source: Wikitree
