Actress Choi Jung-yoon warns of stock investment phishing scams using her identity
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- South Korean actress Choi Jung-yoon warned the public about stock investment phishing scams using her likeness.
- She stated on Instagram that she does not own any stock accounts and urged her acquaintances and followers to be cautious.
- The actress debuted in 1997 and has a daughter from her previous marriage.
South Korean actress Choi Jung-yoon has issued a public warning regarding stock investment phishing schemes that are impersonating her. The actress took to her Instagram account on June 9 to alert her followers about the fraudulent activity.
Choi Jung-yoon shared a screenshot of a social media profile that was using her name and photograph to solicit stock investments via direct messages (DM). "It seems someone is impersonating me and sending stock investment DMs," she wrote on her Instagram story.
It seems someone is impersonating me and sending stock investment DMs.
Emphasizing her lack of involvement in the stock market, she added, "To all my acquaintances and followers, I am someone who doesn't even have a stock account. Please all be careful."
To all my acquaintances and followers, I am someone who doesn't even have a stock account. Please all be careful.
She also directly addressed the perpetrators, stating, "And to the person posting this, please stop. That's not how you do things," issuing a clear warning against their actions.
Choi Jung-yoon, who debuted in the SBS drama 'Beautiful Her' in 1997, remarried in 2025 and has a daughter, Yoon Ji-woo, from her previous marriage.
And to the person posting this, please stop. That's not how you do things.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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