How K-drama 'The Art Of Sarah' recalls real-life luxury fraud that even actor Lee Jung-jae fell for


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The Art Of Sarah centres on Sarah Kim (Shin Hae-sun), a master con artist who operates under a series of aliases while building her handbag label, Boudoir, into what appears to be the pinnacle of the luxury world. Photo: Handout

Netflix Korea’s mystery thriller The Art Of Sarah has swiftly emerged as a global conversation starter, topping Netflix’s worldwide TV rankings for non-English series.

As the show’s buzz builds, it has reignited interest in a real-life fraud case from South Korea two decades ago that bears striking similarities to its central premise: counterfeit luxury goods falsely marketed as elite, European-made products, which reaped astronomical profits.

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