Lee Hyung-taek, victim of Gangnam apartment fraud worth four units... "Signed checks trusting an acquaintance" [Dongchimi] [Star Issue]

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Former national tennis player Lee Hyung-taek confessed to losing all the money equivalent to the value of four Gangnam apartments.

On the 13th, in an episode of MBN's "Sokpulishow Dongchimi," Lee appeared on the show and revealed that he had lost a large sum of money due to business ventures.

That day, Lee said, "I lost the value of four Gangnam apartments and experienced the lows of life. I wondered how long I could continue playing sports. I thought that if I had some side income, I could play sports more comfortably."

He added, "When board game cafes were trendy, I opened one in front of my alma mater, Konkuk University. But in the first month, no profits were deposited, and profits never came. I trusted only the person in charge of managing the business and focused solely on my sport. Later, when my wife visited the place herself, she found that even the key money had completely disappeared."

He continued, "The board game cafe turned into a ginseng company, and later became a stem cell company. Eventually, the company itself ceased to exist. All the cash I had received from tournament prizes had gone into the business." His words left the audience shocked.

He also said, "Just talking about it now brings tears to my eyes," and confessed that after the board game cafe business failed, he even invested in a Gangnam officetel.

Lee explained, "I trusted an acquaintance and signed a check. At the time, there were many controversies about celebrities engaging in real estate speculation, so the acquaintance offered to handle it on my behalf. What I later learned was that the money could have bought two officetels. However, that person bought one for themselves and only put one in my name."

He added, "I learned a lot from that experience. Since then, I have listened only to my wife's advice and entrusted almost all financial management to her."

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