Advance-fee scam focuses on missing North Korean official, email campaign shows



News Advance-fee scam focuses on missing North Korean official, email campaign shows Scam email campaign targets those in North Korea watcher community with investment assistance request Chad O'Carroll May 6, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pexels.com (ThisisEngineering) An advance-fee scam has targeted researchers in the North Korea watcher community with an elaborate story focusing on a missing DPRK official, an email campaign seen by NK News shows. The apparent 419-scam, which was sent to multiple people via BCC on Monday, attempts to elicit help for a purported relative of the official to invest "Eighteen Million United States of America Dollars." An advance-fee scam has targeted researchers in the North Korea watcher community with an elaborate story focusing on a missing DPRK official, an email campaign seen by NK News shows. The apparent 419-scam, which was sent to multiple people via BCC on Monday, attempts to elicit help for a purported relative of the official to invest "Eighteen Million United States of America Dollars." Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Advance-fee scam focuses on missing North Korean official, email campaign shows

Scam email campaign targets those in North Korea watcher community with investment assistance request

Chad O'Carroll May 6, 2020

Advance-fee scam focuses on missing North Korean official, email campaign shows

An advance-fee scam has targeted researchers in the North Korea watcher community with an elaborate story focusing on a missing DPRK official, an email campaign seen by NK News shows.

The apparent 419-scam, which was sent to multiple people via BCC on Monday, attempts to elicit help for a purported relative of the official to invest "Eighteen Million United States of America Dollars."

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