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“sasaeng” fan of EXO has been charged of fraud and embezzlement for making
fraudulent online transactions in order to raise money to follow the group.
On September 5th, the 21 year old fan was arrested by Gyeonggi Police after it was discovered that she would borrow expensive camera equipment from a rental store and pretend to sell it online. The products, however, did not reach its intended customers and was found to have used the same technique at least nine times. She earned at least 470,000 won from these fraudulent transactions.
Aside from embezzling money from her alleged customers, the fan also did not returned the said equipment back to the rental shop, which included a laptop, DSLR cameras and lenses.
When asked as to why she did such act, the fan answered that she needed the money to follow EXO this way.
“Sasaeng” fans, with ages ranging between twenty to forty, have a costly lifestyle in following their favourite artists, where money for taxi hires, expensive camera equipment and more are involved. These fans usually flock to monitor the schedules of these artists from work commitments up to their dormitories.
The fan is described to have lost her parents and is an unemployed high school graduate. She is revealed to stay by the cafe near EXO’s dormitory instead of staying home.
She is currently confined in prison for the charge.
On September 5th, the 21 year old fan was arrested by Gyeonggi Police after it was discovered that she would borrow expensive camera equipment from a rental store and pretend to sell it online. The products, however, did not reach its intended customers and was found to have used the same technique at least nine times. She earned at least 470,000 won from these fraudulent transactions.
Aside from embezzling money from her alleged customers, the fan also did not returned the said equipment back to the rental shop, which included a laptop, DSLR cameras and lenses.
When asked as to why she did such act, the fan answered that she needed the money to follow EXO this way.
“Sasaeng” fans, with ages ranging between twenty to forty, have a costly lifestyle in following their favourite artists, where money for taxi hires, expensive camera equipment and more are involved. These fans usually flock to monitor the schedules of these artists from work commitments up to their dormitories.
The fan is described to have lost her parents and is an unemployed high school graduate. She is revealed to stay by the cafe near EXO’s dormitory instead of staying home.
She is currently confined in prison for the charge.
Source: EXO Daily Update
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