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British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam

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Fake North Korean IT workers are being recruited by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .

They are typically hired to work remotely, enabling them to escape detection and send their wages to Kim Jong-un’s state.

Google said in a report last year a single North Korean worker deploying at least 12 personae across Europe and the US .

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