Actor Jin Goo responded to allegations claiming he had ties with a scammer who stole an estimated ₩60.0 billion KRW (about $47.4 million USD) from their victims.
On July 18, actor Jin Goo’s label, Baro Entertainment, revealed that although the actor had met with the alleged scammer a few times, they did not have a business relationship.
“Due to sharing acquaintances, the actor has met with A (scammer) a few times, but has never took part in marketing (the scam) and has no business relationship with A.”— Baro Entertainment
The label further stated that the actor only became aware of the scam through articles and that he took no part in it.
“Jin Goo only learned about the scammer’s deeds through the media and has not kept in contact with the scammer (A) during the time in which the scam took place.” — Baro Entertainment
Previously TV Daily reported that the actor had ties with the scammer. The scammer is alleged to have stolen ₩14.2 billion KRW (about $11.2 million USD) from 61 people while running an internet mom cafe. The scammer is also alleged to have illegally obtained 46400000000[/lkrw] using gift certificates as bait.
Another celebrity has also been instigated in the scam, although they denied the allegations and claimed that they, too, were a victim. Read more about it in the link below.