A former K-pop idol has opened up about falling victim to a romance scam. Keep on reading to learn about his experience.
Former K-Pop Idols Reveals He Was a Victim of a Romance Scam
On January 8, Kim Sang Hyuk, a former member of the K-pop group Click B, appeared on the YouTube channel Namdarimax. The former idol featured as a guest for the video "From Romance Scam to Planning for a Child? [Namda's Drunken Truths - Kim Sang Hyuk Edition]"
During his appearance on the web show, Kim Sang Hyuk opened up about being a victim of a romance scam.
He confessed that he is a person who easily falls in love. However, because of this, he became a victim of a romance scam. For those unaware, a romance scam is a fradulent scheme where a scammer builds a false romantic relationship with someone for the purpose of manipulating them into giving money. Usually, they claim it is for their future or for their business.
He stated that this happened just last year. He is the type of person who likes to talk to people, and he talked about how one day someone kept sending them messages. Though he was solely focused on exercising, exchanging messages with that person became their past time. In a short time, he grew closer to that person without even knowing who they were.
"I experienced vulnerability at times, and that was only a year ago. I communicate online a lot these days, and one day I got a message from someone on a regular basis. I was just concentrating on working out, so I wasn't drinking, but messaging this person turned into my hobby."
He then reveals how he was scammed. The person they were talking to claimed they wanted to celebrate Kim Sang Hyuk's birthday and asked if they used Bitcoin. They promised dividends if Kim Sang Hyuk deposited US dollars into their wallet address. Though he was suspicious, he ended up depositing 1 million won.
In the end, Kim Sang Hyuk lost 20 million won.
The former idol states that he was not in love with that person; he just wanted to hear kind words from them. In the end, however, he was scammed a large sum.
"The person asked if I used Bitcoin and told me that they wanted to celebrate my birthday. If I put US cash into a certain wallet address, they said I would receive dividends. When they asked for my money, I was suspicious, but I ultimately gave them 1 million won. Dividends were coming in every six hours, and I eventually lost twenty million won. It could have been a man or a random person. I just wanted to hear nice things from them; I didn't necessarily love them."
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Who is Click B?
Click B was a first-generation boy group that debuted in 1999 under Daesung Entertainment, which is now known as DSP Media.
The band originally split in 2002 but soon reunited in 2003. Since then, the group has released new music sporadically. They were active in 2006, then again in 2011, and then in 2013. The group's last activity together was in 2015.
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The group also underwent several line-up changes, but the last activity featured all seven original members: Woo Yun Suk, Oh Jong Hyuk, Kim Sang Hyuk, Kim Tae Hyung, Ha Hyun Gon, Yoo Ho Suk, and No Min Hyuk.
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