Increasing reports of scammers using Korean celebrities for romance phishing around the world

 Article: "I'm Park Bogum, please give me 13 million won"... his true identity after money's already been scammed

Source: Korea Economy via Nate

1. [+290, -8] Why would Park Bogum be on the internet asking for your money? Please think before you send people your money

2. [+258, -6] Is the Brazilian woman who lost 13 million won to a romance scam by a man pretending to be Park Bogum okay in the head? Why would a famous Korean actor be asking for money from you? Isn't the very thought of it just funny already? It's comedy to even believe that it would really be him and to give him money too.

3. [+215, -3] Thinking logically, why would Park Bogum ask you for money... why wouldn't you do any research into the person before sending them anything? ㅡㅡ Please use your brains

4. [+10, -0] You really just believed someone claiming to be Park Bogum? ㅡㅡ Wouldn't you think he's rich enough to have money of his own? Aigoo...

5. [+8, -1] ??? Why would Park Bogum talk to you??? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ;;

6. [+8, -1] You have to be so dumb to fall for these

7. [+7, -1] Park Bogum should be the one offering to give you 13 million won, why would he ask for it ㅋㅋㅋ

8. [+6, -0] Believing that Park Bogum would be sitting in some chat room at all...

9. [+6, -0] When I read YouTube comments or interviews from foreigners, they seem to be under the impression that because our country is so small, that they can bump into celebrities or high status professions like doctors really easily and get close to them too ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ sure, we may be a small country, but why would someone high profile like a celebrity or doctor ever be hanging around anywhere that you could mingle with, let alone a foreigner too ㅋㅋㅋㅋ why would they ever fall for you and hit on you? These people are so delusional and have no grasp of reality at all

10. [+6, -2] How could you fall for that? ㅋㅋㅋ What would these celebrities ever want with you? ㅋㅋㅋ

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