Lee Jung-jae’s Agency Warns Against Romance Scams Using AI-Impersonation
Oct 22, 2025
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Lee Jung-jae's agency, the Artist Company, said on the 22nd that "a crime of impersonating an actor belonging to our company, demanding money and other goods, and taking financial gains was recently reported through the media" and that "we clearly state that not only the company but also individual artists do not make financial demands such as money, account transfer, or sponsorship under any circumstances."
Therefore, if you are contacted with the information, please do not respond immediately and pay special attention to prevent fraud damage. Currently, we are working with related agencies to confirm related facts. We'll do our best for a safe and healthy fan culture," he added.
According to JTBC 'Newsroom', a woman in her 50s was recently deceived by romance scams and deprived of about 500 million won for six months. Romance Scams impersonated Lee Jung-jae through social media platform TikTok and contacted fans to communicate with themIt was investigated that he approached A and cheated with fake photos produced by artificial intelligence (AI). Police are tracking them with the possibility that they may have been linked to the Cambodian organization.
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