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Debt, suicide, fraud: South Koreans hit by real estate scams
Debt, suicide, fraud: South Koreans hit by real estate scams
Economy
by  AFP

For a decade, Park Hyeon-su lived in a windowless micro-apartment in Seoul, working double shifts and saving every penny for a deposit on a nice home. To repay his original bank loan, Choi took out high-interest credit card loans and sold off his stocks, working gruelling shifts in restaurants and living on cheap food to save cash.