"I love you, honey." Actor Lee Dong-wook confessed and started dating... Shocking 35 million won transfer scam [Star Issue]

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A fraud case occurred in which someone impersonated actor Lee Dong-wook to extort money.

On the 16th, SBS 'News Hunters' reported a story in which a woman in her late 30s, identified as A, transferred approximately 35 million won to a man named B who claimed to be Lee Dong-wook. A still believes that B is actor Lee Dong-wook.

A first met B, the impersonator of Lee Dong-wook, via social media earlier this year. The two exchanged messages through the KakaoTalk messenger for about eight months.

In the disclosed conversation logs, B told A things like "Honey," "I miss you," and "I'll take you to my mom." A claimed that after B confessed his feelings, they continued their relationship as lovers.

At one point, B sent A several photos of luxury goods, saying there was a large asset gap between them and he would give her a big gift. He then claimed to have sent a package worth 700 million won containing gifts while filming overseas, but it was held up by customs, and demanded money under the guise of processing fees for customs clearance documents. In response, A transferred about 35 million won to B.

Although the sender names on the bank accounts B sent were all different, A still believed they were Lee Dong-wook's accounts and not a scam. A fell victim to a "romance scam" by B.

In response, King Kong by Starship, Lee Dong-wook's agency, stated, "We have recently received reports of individuals impersonating our artists' personal messengers and social media accounts." They added, "Our artists do not request money, funds, or personal information through personal messengers or social media accounts. In particular, there is absolutely no instance of requesting money through personal approaches under the guise of holding VIP fan meetings."

They further added, "There will be no fan meetings involving our artists, so please be especially careful to prevent any related damage or confusion."

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