BTOB Lee Chang-seop suffered embezzlement damage at the academy he runs.
On the 22nd, a video titled "How to never fall for a jeonse scam" was uploaded to the "Lee Chang-seop & Jeo Chang-seop" channel.
That day, in the "Rental Chang-seop" content, Lee Chang-seop tried experiencing a law firm. While heading to the law firm for his one-day attendance, he asked, "But law firms like this are visited by people who need lawyers, right?" and then said, "I want to make a request too. That scammer," drawing attention.
The producer asked, "Is there a scammer?" and Lee Chang-seop revealed, "I was scammed at the academy," surprising viewers. Lee Chang-seop currently runs a practical music academy in Suwon. When asked, "Haven't you caught them?" he angrily replied, "No. They used the law very cleverly to their advantage."
After meeting the lawyer, Lee Chang-seop opened with, "First, before I do the rental, I have something to request. I'll request it first." The lawyer guessed, "Did you perhaps lend money?" and Lee Chang-seop confessed, "I was scammed."
He explained the situation: "I had an academy I run. I put money into it monthly at first because I had to operate the corporation. There was a representative who managed it on my behalf, but that representative didn't even pay the staff their wages and spent everything as he pleased. The problem was that because of the unpaid amounts, I had no choice but to spend several hundred million won more."
He continued, "The amount that person had spent came to 110 million won, so I told him to repay it. He said he would, stamped his seal and wrote an IOU, and sent 1 million won in the first month. After that, he still hasn't sent anything," revealing this to shock viewers.
Hearing this, the lawyer said, "You're here as an intern today, right? From now on you must completely change your mindset to that of a legal professional. If you lost money, calling it 'a scam' is very amateur. We need to break it down. We have to follow the provisions to determine whether it's fraud or embezzlement," and explained, "Earlier you said you were operating an academy. Then the funds were entrusted for safekeeping. And the person in the position of custodian used it as they pleased. If the purpose is misused, that is immediately embezzlement. If embezzlement has already occurred, even if the money is returned, it's still embezzlement."
Then Lee Chang-seop asked, "If I embezzled 10 million won and then put that money back in, is it still embezzlement?" The lawyer replied, "Yes," and gave the example, "Even if you stab someone with a knife and then pull it out..."
At this, Lee Chang-seop, as if greatly enlightened, sighed, "You're right. Even if you stab with a knife, pull it out and stitch it up, it's still stabbing with a knife," and asked, "So that person still has a crime?" The lawyer conveyed, "Yes. You should go arrest them now," and Lee Chang-seop ground his teeth and laughed, "I'll be right back."
[Photo] OSEN DB, Lee Chang-seop & Jeo Chang-seop
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