Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s fan scammed out of Rs 3 crore using AI images of the actor

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They started building a rapport with her and eventually gained her confidence as they asked her to transfer 6 million KWR (Rs 3.6 lakh) in exchange for an in-person meeting with the actor. The scam went on and they ultimately managed to extract 500 million KWR (Rs 3 crore) from the fan.

Earlier this year, something similar happened in Hollywood when a French woman was duped out of 850,000 euros (Rs 7.5 crore). Over the course of two years, she was made to believe that she was in contact with actor Brad Pitt and his mother, Etta Pitt. The woman believed that she was in a romantic relationship with Brad. At the same time, the victim was, in fact, going through a divorce with her millionaire husband. Apart from several tiny requests for money, the scammers told the woman that Brad was in need of funds for a kidney operation, and they claimed that his own account had been frozen due to his divorce with Angelina Jolie.

Lee Jung-jae was last seen in the latest season of Squid Game and will next be seen in Nice Not To Meet You, where he will be playing a fading actor chasing his glory days. The show will release on November 3.