Lisa (BLACKPINK) became a victim of fraud, IU also "fell into the trap" 3 times, all for the same reason.

Becoming famous and influential figures, Kpop stars are always "prey" of scams. If Lisa shocked her fans with the amount of money she had been scammed, IU has fallen into this unwanted situation three times.

Recently, Shinhwa's Lee Min Woo shared a heartbreaking story about how a close person the singer knew for 20 years, who later became a scammer, took all his assets.

On the October 16 episode of Channel A's "Table for Four", Lee Min Woo shared his life story and talked about the difficulties he faced during his childhood. He revealed that he had to helplessly watch his mother cry when she couldn't pay the bills, and that he was only in first grade when their house was confiscated.

But what shocked viewers even more was the story of how a long-time acquaintance defrauded him of all his assets and left the male singer extremely shocked. Lee Min Woo's sister further explained how this bad guy took advantage of Lee Min Woo's weakness to threaten and blackmail the male singer as well as cause mental suffering to his family.

This is not the first time Korean celebrities have suffered because of fraud. What these stars have in common is that their trust was taken advantage of.

Choo Sung Hoon also confessed to being a victim of fraud from 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. me. However, after checking his account 6 years after debut, he only had 200,000 won left.

Entertainment Live once listed many celebrities who were victims of fraud. Typically, male singer Kim Sang Hyuk was once cheated of 100 million won (more than 1.8 billion VND) by someone he trusted. Singer Bbaek Ga sold 3 houses to invest in stocks but was eventually betrayed by an acquaintance. , actress Kim Hyun Sook was also scammed by her colleague's husband.

Or the case of Lisa being cheated out of 1 billion won by her longtime manager in 2020 caused a stir for a while. Because he is a long-time manager, he is trusted by BLACKPINK members. Accordingly, this person said that he would use the money to invest in real estate to help Lisa, but in fact, he "broke" it all into gambling and went bankrupt. Until now this amount has not been refunded to Lisa. Because this manager ran away, the female idol did not pursue the matter but accepted to let it go.

IU was also a victim of fraud. Previously, when the Good Day singer appeared on an entertainment show, she also revealed: "All companies that ask for fees from employees when applying for a job are scams. I have been to many places. like that and have been scammed about 3 times. They often ask me to pay 3 million won (more than 55 million VND)."

On February 20, Channel A reported that Yongsan police station (Seoul) received a complaint from Mina (former AOA member).

According to Mina, company A invited her to work part-time at home, the female idol's task was to talk to lonely men in the chat room. But in the end, company A used an excuse to cheat money and threaten Mina.

Mina explained in an interview with Channel A: "I searched for work from home jobs and a part-time job related to 'chatting' appeared. Every time a guy opens a chat room, the girl will be responsible for Go into the chat room and talk to him."

Initially, company A commits to paying employees in "coins", and can then exchange the coins for real money. In just one day, Mina earned coins up to 8 million won (about 146 million VND) and tried to exchange them for real money. However, Party A requires Mina to deposit money to withdraw coins.

Trusting the company, Mina transferred money to the company 6 times with an amount of up to 15 million won (about 273 million VND). By the time Mina realized she had been tricked, it was too late. Company A even threatened to spread the news that Mina had to work part-time in the chat room.

Not stopping there, the company convinced Mina to send back 15 million won and delete the photos (in the chat room) if she sent them photos of herself and AOA members.

Regarding this issue, a cultural critic told OSEN news agency:

"The public pays a lot of attention to celebrities. Controversy can break out even if they do the smallest thing wrong. This is the reason why celebrities try not to come out (invest) themselves. There have been many cases. A case where a celebrity trusts an acquaintance to do important work for him and ends up being scammed."

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