International marriage scam leaves Korean men heartbroken
Suspects approached victims through social media claiming to be British and American medical officers
By Lee Han-soo
Busan Metropolitan Police are investigating an international marriage scam ring that has swindled four Korean men.
The scam was exposed when one of the victims got suspicious and told police. This led to the capture of the ring’s alleged money collector from Cameroon.
The alleged ring‘s four criminals swindled more than 130 million won (US$114,780) from the men after promising to marry them.
The swindlers approached the men through chatting application Baboo and Facebook and said they were medical officers from the U.S. or the U.K.
They sent purported pictures of themselves to the victims and said they had no families and wanted to settle in Korea.
