North Korean man arrested for running job placement scam
A man who ran a scam targeting wealthy and well-connected Sariwon residents in North Hwanghae province, promising to secure state jobs for their children, has been arrested. A source in North Hwanghae province told Daily NK on Friday that the man, who took large sums of foreign currency from parents around Sariwon last March by […]
A North Korean man has been arrested for operating a scam that promised wealthy residents of Sariwon city job placements for their children in state agencies. The alleged perpetrator, a former personnel department official in North Hwanghae province, used his insider knowledge to offer coveted positions to recent graduates. He targeted parents by claiming his cousin could secure placements through key party officials.
To bolster credibility, he forged official documents and conducted mock interviews, extracting payments ranging from $5,000 to over $10,000 per child. Upon his arrest, it was revealed the forged papers were worthless. Victims, fearing punishment, have been reluctant to report the scam, instead bearing the financial losses in silence.
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