SM Leisure has been actively concerned in authorized points involving fraudsters concentrating on their fashionable teams EXO and NCT. The company is decided to guard its artists and followers from fraudulent actions.
Fraudsters have tried to take advantage of EXO and NCT’s fame by way of numerous schemes. These embrace promoting pretend live performance tickets and merchandise, and creating fraudulent fan occasions to deceive followers.
In response, SM Leisure has taken strict authorized motion in opposition to these perpetrators. The corporate is working carefully with regulation enforcement to determine and prosecute these concerned on this rip-off.
The company has additionally issued warnings to followers, urging them to be cautious and confirm the authenticity of EXO or NCT-related occasions and merchandise. The official assertion from SM Leisure learn as follows:
“Good day, that is SM Leisure.
We wish to inform you in regards to the outcomes of the lawsuit in opposition to the theft of non-public information of 1 member of EXO and three members of NCT.
We’ve collected substantial proof by way of your stories and our monitoring concerning the impersonation of supply personnel in the course of the X (Twitter) reside broadcast in April 2023, throughout which the non-public info of artists was stolen. We’ve filed a grievance with Sejong Regulation Agency (Restricted) as our authorized consultant, charging the suspects with violations of the Regulation on Promotion of the Use of Info and Communications Networks and Info Safety, amongst others.
NCT (Supply: SM Leisure)
The suspects on this case posed as deliverymen throughout a reside broadcast with a big viewers, stole the addresses of artists and broadcast them to the general public. On the time, the police recognized 4 members within the reside broadcast as suspects after which referred 2 individuals who known as the artists on to the Public Prosecution Service for fees.
Through the latest trial, the defendants admitted to all fees, claimed that their actions have been primarily based on fandom for the artists, and requested for leniency. Ultimately, each defendants have been fined 3 million Korean gained. We admire the super help and worthwhile stories from followers that made authorized motion in opposition to these prison acts concentrating on artists potential.
Regardless of continued efforts, unauthorized actions akin to acquiring and utilizing artists’ telephone numbers or house addresses proceed. Artists have endured this and requested for aid from the deep psychological misery attributable to these actions. We reiterate that these behaviors represent critical crimes, instilling concern and inflicting important psychological hurt as a substitute of displaying real curiosity in artists.
EXO (Supply: SM Leisure)
Moreover, we are going to proceed to watch and take authorized motion in opposition to not solely such conduct, but additionally in opposition to all actions that infringe upon the rights and dignity of artists, adhering to a strict zero-tolerance coverage. We’re awaiting the end result of a number of different authorized circumstances. Please stop all conduct that infringes upon the privateness of artists and keep away from involvement in unwarranted incidents.
