Even celebrities fall victim to scams despite their fame, with incidents where they are conned out of their homes, cars and even their entire fortunes
Recently, Shinhwa’s Lee Min-woo shared a heart-wrenching story of how an acquaintance he had known for 20 years, who later turned out to be a swindler, had taken all his assets.
On the October 16th broadcast of Channel A’s “Best Friend Talk Documentary Table For 4”, Lee Min-woo shared his life story and talked about the struggles he faced during his childhood. He revealed how he once had to helplessly watch his mother cry when they could not afford to pay their bills, and he was just in the first grade of elementary school when their house was seized.
But what shocked viewers even more was the story of how a long-time acquaintance conned him out of his entire fortune and gaslighted him severely. Lee Min-woo’s older sister further explained how this individual took advantage of Lee Min-woo’s vulnerabilities and caused emotional distress.
Singer IU also fell victim to fraud but not from acquaintances. She shared, “All recruitment fee demands are scams. I’ve been scammed about three times. They usually ask me to pay 3 million won.”
Meanwhile, male singer Kim Sang-hyuk was swindled out of 100 million won by some long-time acquaintances.
Not only that, but he also fell victim to fraud from a stranger on social media. Initially, this person used sweet words to encourage and console him when they learned that Kim Sang-hyuk was going through emotional difficulties. They became online friends. Later, this individual introduced the topic of cryptocurrency, luring him into investing money and using tricks to deceive him.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa is another famous celebrity who fell victim to a scam by her former manager A. Lisa was swindled out of around 10 billion won by A, who took advantage of her and used their friendship to engage in gambling and other reckless behaviors.
Choo Sung-hoon also confessed to falling victim to a scam by his former manager. During an appearance on KBS 2TV’s “Boss in the Mirror” in July, he shared how he trusted his friend to manage his finances and gave him access to his bank account. However, after checking his account 6 years after his debut, he found only 200,000 won remaining.
Singer Bbaek Ga had to sell three houses to invest in stocks but was ultimately betrayed by acquaintances. Besides, actress Kim Hyun-sook was deceived by a colleague’s spouse.
Source: Daum
