Actor Jung Il-woo has warned against voice phishing scams.

Jung Il-woo‘s agency, Jay One International Company, stated in an official statement on the 13th, “We have confirmed that voice phishing cases impersonating Jung Il-woo have been occurring both domestically and internationally. As the agency, we deeply regret the fact that overseas fans are suffering more damage.”

Jay One International Company stated, “Jung Il-woo and our company will never personally contact fans or make financial demands. If you receive a suspicious contact (especially a message or DM pretending to be an actor), we recommend that you do not confirm it and delete it immediately,” and explained, “Overseas fans should report it according to their local voice phishing reporting procedures, and if necessary, please report the case to the agency via email so that we can consider and consider the necessary measures.”

Jay One International Company said, “Jung Il Woo is also very heartbroken to hear that his fans are suffering damage due to this voice phishing. We ask that you once again be especially careful for the safety of our precious fans,” and added, “We will do our best so that all fans who love Jung Il Woo can safely cheer on the actor.”

Jung Il Woo also wrote on his Instagram account, “I am deeply concerned that some fans have suffered damage due to heartbreaking behavior. I put your safety and peace of mind first,” and added, “To me, the relationship of trust with my fans is more important than anything else. He wrote, “I feel very heartbroken that this situation (damage from voice phishing impersonation) has occurred.”

Jung Il-woo said, “I ask fans to be very careful about suspicious contacts or requests. If there is anything that makes you feel even the slightest bit uneasy, please immediately consult the police or a professional counseling center.” He continued, “I will continue to make sincere efforts to maintain our precious bond. I sincerely hope for your safety and happiness.”


● Here is the full statement from his agency

Notice on voice phishing impersonation of actor Jung Il-woo

Hello, this is Jay One International Company, actor Jung Il-woo’s agency.

We have recently confirmed that voice phishing cases impersonating actor Jung Il-woo have been occurring both domestically and internationally. In particular, we deeply regret that overseas fans are suffering more from this type of damage, and we would like to inform you of the following:

Actor Jung Il Woo and Jay One International Company will never personally contact fans or make financial requests. If you receive a suspicious contact (especially a message or DM impersonating the actor), we recommend that you do not confirm it and immediately delete it.

Overseas fans should report it according to the local voice phishing reporting procedure, and if necessary, please inform us of the case by email so that we can consider it and consider taking necessary measures.

Actor Jung Il Woo is also very heartbroken to hear that fans are suffering from this type of voice phishing. For the safety of our precious fans, we ask you to be especially careful once again.

We will do our best so that all fans who love actor Jung Il Woo can safely cheer him on.

Thank you.

Jay One International Company Dream


● Below is Jung Il Woo’s full SNS message

To fans

I am deeply concerned that some fans have been affected by heartbreaking behavior. I have decided to deliver this message with your safety and peace of mind as top priority.

The relationship of trust with my fans is more important than anything else to me. I am very heartbroken that this situation has occurred.

We ask fans to be very careful about suspicious contacts or requests. If you feel even the slightest bit uneasy, please immediately consult the police or a professional counseling center.

We will continue to do our best to maintain our precious bond with you.

I sincerely hope for your safety and happiness.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com