Delightfully Deceitful tells the story of a man and a woman with completely different temperaments meeting and taking revenge together toward one goal.[9]
Chun Woo-hee as Lee Ro-woom: a compassionate con artist who cannot empathize who served 10 years in prison wrongfully convicted of her parents' murder.[2]
Kim Dong-wook as Han Moo-young: a passionate and excessively-empathetic lawyer who is also Lee Ro-woom's attorney.[1]
Park Wan-kyu as Ye Chung-sik: a former loan shark and now homeless.[22]
Park Ji-il as Shin Gi-ho: an old Red Eye executive who used to be a university professor.[22]
Park Jung-hak as Ahn Chae-hong: Red Eye's last chairman and Kyung-ja's husband.[22]
Son In-yong as Messenger: the closest aide who delivers the president's message and recruits ghosts to deal with the crimes ordered by the president.[22]
Kim Jong-tae as Ma Kang-su: a rare breed of con artist, dressed in head-to-toe luxury, but with raw violence and a raw lust for money running through his veins.[22]
ActorSong Duk-ho was initially confirmed to appear in the series, but he stepped down following a corruption issue related to hismilitary service.[32][33] On February 21, 2023, it was reported that actor Yoo Hee-je was being considered to take over Song Duk-ho's role.[34]
In the table above, theblue numbers represent the lowest ratings and thered numbers represent the highest ratings.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS,SBS,MBC andEBS).
^Jung Hyeon-tae (February 27, 2023).천우희X김동욱 공조 사기극 '이로운 사기', 5월 29일 첫 방송 확정[공식] [Cheon Woo-hee X Kim Dong-wook's cooperative fraud drama 'Beneficial Fraud', first broadcast confirmed on May 29 [Official]].Herald POP (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
^Salpi Ayu (May 5, 2023)."4 Drama Korea Terbaru Mei 2023 di Viu" [4 Latest Korean Dramas for May 2023 on Viu].Viu (in Indonesian).Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. RetrievedMay 29, 2023.
^Jeon Hyo-jin (February 27, 2023).천우희·김동욱, '이로운 사기' 출연…5월 첫방송 [Chun Woo-hee and Kim Dong-wook appear in 'Beneficial Fraud'... First broadcast in May] (in Korean). Sports Donga.Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
^Ha Kyung-heon, May 31, 2023.신예 김윤우, tvN '이로운 사기' 김동욱 아역 캐스팅 [Rookie Kim Yun-woo cast as child actor Kim Dong-wook in tvN's 'Beneficial Fraud'] (in Korean).Sports Kyunghyang.Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. RetrievedMay 31, 2023 – viaNaver.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Park Ah-reum (March 9, 2023).윤박 '이로운 사기' 전격 합류, 천우희 보호관찰관 된다[공식] [Yoon Park's 'Beneficial Fraud' joins the blitz, becomes Chun Woo-hee's probation officer [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen.Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. RetrievedMarch 9, 2023 – viaNaver.
^Kang Hyo-jin (December 14, 2022).[단독]박소진, tvN '이로운 사기' 합류…쉴 틈 없는 차기작 릴레이 [[Exclusive] Park So-jin joins tvN's 'Beneficial Fraud'... The next work relay without a break] (in Korean). SpoTV News.Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2023 – viaNaver.
^Shim Eun-kyung (November 22, 2022).[단독]'약한영웅' 이연, 천우희 친구 된다…'이로운 사기' 캐스팅 [[Exclusive] 'Weak Hero' Lee Yeon becomes friends with Chun Woo-hee... 'Beneficial scam' casting] (in Korean).Sports Seoul.Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. RetrievedNovember 22, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Hwang So-young (April 6, 2023).홍승범, tvN '이로운 사기' 캐스팅‥천우희·김동욱과 호흡 [Hong Seung-beom cast in tvN's 'Beneficial Fraud' ‥ Breathing with Cheon Woo-hee and Kim Dong-wook] (in Korean).JTBC.Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. RetrievedApril 6, 2023 – viaNaver.
^Seo, Ji-hyun (May 29, 2023).첫방 '이로운 사기' 김우석, 재벌 2세로 특별출연 "김동욱=냉혈한" [TV캡처] [First episode of 'Beneficial Fraud' Kim Woo-seok, special appearance as chaebol 2: "Kim Dong-wook = cold-blooded" [TV Caption]].Sports Today (in Korean).Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. RetrievedAugust 1, 2023.
^Moon Ji-yeon (January 31, 2023).[단독] 경찰조사 받고도 드라마 촬영..송덕호, '병역 비리' 혐의로 활동 중단 [[Exclusive] Filming a drama despite being investigated by the police...Song Deok-ho suspended activities due to 'compromise in military service'] (in Korean).Sports Chosun.Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
^Choi Ji-yoon (January 31, 2023).송덕호도 가짜 뇌전증…병역비리로 '이로운 사기' 하차(종합) [Song Deok-ho also faked epilepsy...Get off 'Beneficial Fraud' due to corruption in military service (comprehensive)] (in Korean).Newsis.Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
^Hwang So-young (February 21, 2023).[단독] '병역비리' 송덕호 하차 tvN '이로운 사기' 유희제 합류 [[Exclusive] Song Deok-ho got off from 'Illegal Military Service' and joined Yoo Hee-je in tvN's 'Beneficial Fraud'] (in Korean).JTBC.Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
"Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 29, 2023.Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. RetrievedMay 30, 2023.
"Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 30, 2023.Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. RetrievedMay 31, 2023.
"Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 5, 2023.Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. RetrievedJune 6, 2023.
"Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 6, 2023.Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. RetrievedJune 7, 2023.
"Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 12, 2023.Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. RetrievedJune 13, 2023.
"Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 13, 2023.Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. RetrievedJune 14, 2023.
"Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 19, 2023.Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. RetrievedJune 20, 2023.
"Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 20, 2023.Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. RetrievedJune 21, 2023.
"Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 26, 2023.Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. RetrievedJune 27, 2023.
"Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 27, 2023.Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. RetrievedJune 28, 2023.
"Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 3, 2023.Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. RetrievedJuly 4, 2023.
"Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 4, 2023.Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. RetrievedJuly 5, 2023.
"Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 10, 2023.Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. RetrievedJuly 11, 2023.
"Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 11, 2023.Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. RetrievedJuly 12, 2023.
"Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 17, 2023.Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. RetrievedJuly 18, 2023.
"Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. July 18, 2023.Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. RetrievedJuly 19, 2023.
^Kim, Yang-soo (October 14, 2023).[종합] '코리아드라마어워즈' 이성민 대상…오정세x김선아 최우수상 [[Overall] 'Korea Drama Awards' Lee Sung-min Grand Prize...Oh Jung-seh x Kim Sun-ah Best Actress].Joy News 24 (in Korean).Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. RetrievedOctober 14, 2023.
