No job, no money; story of a man's lies

A man who told lies about his academic credentials, job and asset, has been divorced by his wife and faces huge amounts in compensatory payments.

The 35-year-old woman met him through a friendly movie-going group in May 2010 and quickly got close.

The man described himself as having graduated from the economics departments of a leading private university in Seoul, was working for a trading company and had an apartment in Sillim-dong in southern Seoul.

They dated until March last year then got married in July.

Living in a rented apartment in Gyepo-dong in southern Seoul in January, the man suddenly called home to say that he has to go on a trip to Japan.

The following day, she received a call saying that her husband is under suspicion of trafficking drugs, and that she should check things out.

She called the police, airport authorities and the Foreign Ministry and found out that her husband never left the country for Japan. She in fact reported him missing.

She also made calls to the company that her husband allegedly was working for and there was no record. He had no record of income or medical insurance.

The more shocking thing was that he subscribed to a number of insurance policies to illegally pick up the payoff and was placed under arrest in court under a two-year sentence on Jan. 11. It was a day before he told his wife that he was going on the trip to Japan.

His brother asked the woman if she can raise 30 million won ($27,000) for settlement. She tried to get the key money on their apartment but was told that they were on monthly rent with no down payment.

The woman took the case to court and was awarded a compensation of 67 million won ($60,000), including money spent on their wedding.