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Hong Seok-cheon warns fans after falling victim to another impersonation attempt

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Hong Seok-cheon warned followers about a fake social media account impersonating him.
  • He posted an image of the account and the message sent by the person operating it.

Broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon has warned followers after discovering another social media account impersonating him.

He posted a photograph on his social media account on the seventh and directly identified the fake account. “This is an impersonator. They made the username very cleverly. Please be careful,” he wrote.

The image he shared included a message sent by the operator of the impersonating account. Hong Seok-cheon made the account public to alert followers to the risk of fraud.

This is an impersonator. They made the username very cleverly. Please be careful.

· Hong Seok-cheonHe posted the warning while exposing a fake social media account using his identity.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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