It looked convincingly real.
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A popular actress recently posted about a fake ad using her likeness to scam people on her social media, causing alarm.
The actress in question, Lee Ji Hye, took to her Instagram account a few days ago to caution fans about clips of her circulating on the internet where she was seen promoting items such as sweet potatoes and underwear.
Lee Ji Hye
The ads also included the name of her popular YouTube channel in the banner, making it appear more authentic.
However, Lee warned her fans that she never filmed any videos like those circulating, and urged her followers not to click on the links provided. She also mentioned that despite the texts in the ads being in Korean, it seemed like they were linked to a Chinese website.
Fans responded to Lee’s post by sharing their own experiences of almost getting scammed by these ads, with many admitting that they didn’t even doubt their authenticity.
Lee Ji Hye’s strong callout has caused netizens to be alarmed, since these ads have been popping up all across the internet.
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- “Recently, I’ve been seeing that ad every day.
- “It sounds like the product doesn’t actually lead to the advertised item, but instead redirects to a different product link—kind of like a phishing scam.”
- “There are tons of ads like this—be careful with links that come with re-edited Shorts.”
- “I saw that ad even today. Whoa.”
- “I think I saw this even today.”