A North Korean recruiter just tried to pay me $300/month to launder his Upwork identity

2026-05-12 tanuki42

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A recruiter attributed to North Korea offered $300 per month for a US citizen, or $150 for an EU citizen, to create an Upwork account for his use. The pitch included follow-on compensation of 15% of monthly income after four months, with payment offered in USD or cryptocurrency. He claimed he was already using a California-based US citizen's laptop remotely because Upwork monitors IP activity and bans suspicious accounts. The recruiter instructed the target to install AnyDesk and attempted a remote connection before closing the session, wiping the chat, and blocking the contact. Reported indicators include AnyDesk ID 1782539775 and Telegram handle @denisg7871 with ID 8406594679.

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