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330 Koreans Kidnapped: How Cambodia Job Scams Killed Student Park Min-ho

Official figures show that in 2024, more than 3,200 Koreans who travelled to Cambodia never returned home. (Credit: Pixabay)

Park Min-ho, a South Korean student, had high hopes for a 'career event' he believed he was attending in Cambodia in July this year. Weeks later, his family were told he had been kidnapped.

On 8 August, Cambodian police discovered his body near Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province, showing signs of violent abuse. Investigators say Park had been lured by a fraudulent job offer, part of a wider network trapping young Koreans in forced online scams.

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