Two undercover men are allegedly tricking EXO and NCT members into illegally stealing their addresses; find out more!
Recently, it was revealed through the South Korean press that two men disguised as delivery men were allegedly deceiving members of EXO and NCT, both boy groups under SM Entertainment., to illegally obtain their addresses.
The names of the members were not revealed, but those responsible Park It is Kim deceived victims by pretending to be delivery drivers for products purchased online, inducing them to provide personal information.
Furthermore, the criminals’ scheme had begun last April, where they kept in touch with the idols through an online voice messaging platform. Through the chat, messages such as “The package arrived, but the house number is not written” or “The package only says the name of the product. Are you sure you ordered this?” were common.
Last week, on July 3, the Criminal Division 3 of the Soul Eastern District Court in South Korea sentenced Park It is Kim to a fine for violating the Information and Communication Network Act and the Information Protection Act:
The defendants deceived the victims by pretending to be delivery drivers and tricking them into providing personal information. The charges of violating the Information and Communications Network Act have been acknowledged, and the court will sentence them to a fine of 3,000,000 KRW ($~2,166.54 USD) each,” Judge Lee Ho Dong said (via Koreaboo).
Source: Recreio
