Former idol turned Youtuber Kimchi had reportedly scammed more than a thousand people.
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Former Double A Member Kimchi Reportedly Scams Thousands of People
On July 5, media outlets reported that Kimchi (real name Yoo Yehyanggi), formerly a member of K-Pop group Double A and now a Youtuber under the name "Hyanggi TV," had reportedly scammed more than a thousand people by committing consulting fraud.
Back on July 3, an article titled "I am someone who has been scammed by a Youtuber in consulting services. There are too many victims," has been garnering attention in the online community platform, Bobae Dream.
According to the article, the anonymous writer of the post had claimed that there is an estimated number of more than 1,000 victims with an estimated amount of hundreds of millions in damages which were scammed by Kimchi, with the writer being one of them.
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The writer also explains that Kimchi has been uploaded content under his Youtube channel, Hyanggi TV, regarding know-hows and other information about online shopping malls, as well as success stories. In addition, Kimchi had provided fake consulting for online shopping malls by pretending to have his own online shopping mall, as well as falsely claim to have helped several other online shopping malls attain success.
The writer of the post said that Kimchi had provided paid online lectures, books, and individual and group consultation to hundreds of thousands of victims by impersonating and promoting a smart store that he "directly" runs. And according to the writer, Kimchi claims that the smart store garners around a million won (around $883 USD) per month.
The writer also said that Kimchi had included online shopping malls that he did not provide consultation for in his lecture content and had promoted himself using a benchmark.
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In addition, the writer also contacted the shopping mall in which Kimchi claimed to have been running, to which the shopping mall denied having been operated by Kimchi. "He did not only deceive the shopping mall that he had impersonated, but also the paying people," said the writer.
The writer also shared an address to an open chat room in which victims of Kimchi's consultation fraud could join. According to the writer, there are more than 150 victims who joined the chat room.
The writer appealed, "The shopping mall that he runs was completely a false fact, and he told many false things during consulting. I have a transcript, but I know that it is illegal to distribute it. So I hope that many people will help."
As of now, Kimchi has deactivated, made private, or deleted all of his social media accounts, including his Youtube channel.
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Written by Robyn Joan
