An actor-turned-entertainment agency CEO is under police investigation after allegedly duping event planning companies with forged documents promising a famous actor’s appearance at overseas fan meetings. The case, reported by Yonhap News on October 16, could snowball into a multi-billion-won scandal.
(Credits: Koreaboo)
The Fraud Allegations
According to Yonhap News, Seoul Gangnam Police Station received a complaint early last month requesting confirmation of fraud, forgery of private documents, and use of forged documents by the executive, identified only as CEO A. The case has now been assigned to an investigation team.
The event planning company that filed the complaint alleges that A presented a false confirmation letter promising the overseas fan meeting appearances of a famous male actor in his 30s. A also allegedly supplied a contract and stamped documents bearing the name of the actor’s agency, which convinced the company to proceed with the business.
The claimed financial damage stands at around ₩200 million (approximately $149,000 USD). Worse, the company says it had previously trusted A’s guarantee of the same actor’s appearance for earlier overseas events — projects that were canceled, leaving it with losses of several hundred million won.
A Wider Pattern Emerges
The allegations appear to extend far beyond a single dispute. At least four to five other event planning companies reportedly received similar appearance confirmation letters, most of them promising appearances by famous actors at overseas fan meetings. Combined, the alleged damages are said to run into the tens of billions of won.
The complaining company is urging police to widen the investigation, arguing that similar incidents have hit other celebrities’ overseas fan meetings as well.
Police plan to verify the detailed circumstances and the scale of the damage through interviews with the complainants. It is important to note that the claims so far rest on the complainants’ statements, and CEO A has not been officially charged.
Source: Koreaboo — read the full story there.