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BTS fans targeted by scammers ahead of K-pop group’s world tour concerts

By Laura Chia
An example of a scam website selling BTS fan club membership. - COURTESY OF KASPERSKY

SINGAPORE: Scammers are targeting fans of BTS ahead of the K-pop group’s highly anticipated Arirang World Tour.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has discovered several fraudulent websites mimicking global fan platform Weverse that prompt unsuspecting fans to make purchases on these sites, it said on Feb 19.

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