Selling vehicles claiming they are necessary for employment, then ignoring job responsibilities...

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Two companies that sold used imported cars and cargo trucks under the pretext of "guaranteed high-income employment" have been caught.

Gyeonggi Province recently announced on the 21st that it has identified two companies that posted job listings on employment and part-time job information websites promising "monthly earnings of 5 to 8 million KRW guaranteed" and then demanded high-priced vehicle purchases or fees such as education and registration fees from job seekers who came to them, and plans to take administrative action.

This crackdown was carried out following a report received on Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's social media (SNS) requesting to catch scammers who induce car purchases by promising high-income work.

According to the province's investigation, Company A in Uijeongbu City induced job seekers who wanted protocol service work to purchase imported cars worth more than 50 million KRW, claiming that protocol vehicles were necessary. However, due to the COVID-19 situation, there was almost no work available, making it difficult to provide jobs.

Additionally, the contract did not specify regulations regarding the conditions for providing profits from performing protocol services.

In the case of Company D in Gunpo City, after job seekers responded to a recruitment post for delivery drivers supplying ice, they were encouraged to purchase refrigerated cargo trucks and were charged education and registration fees amounting to about 10 million KRW, leading to their detection during the crackdown.

The province plans to impose fines and recommend corrective measures on these companies and will also proceed with criminal prosecution.

Under the current Door-to-Door Sales Act, transactions where the other party is induced to pay money or purchase goods by offering or providing income opportunities, as in the case of the identified companies, are defined as business solicitation transactions.

However, in business solicitation transactions, it is prohibited to lure the other party by providing false or exaggerated information or using deceptive methods.

Kim Ji-ye, head of the Fair Economy Division of the province, stated, "We will continue undercover investigations disguised as job seekers and impose strong sanctions on companies caught. When viewing job advertisements or conducting consultations, please carefully verify as these may be fraudulent sales companies using employment as bait."

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