Social IssuesYoung Chinese Desperate for Jobs Become Targets for ScammersSavePrintPeople attending a job fair in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty ImagesMary Man8/22/2024|Updated: 9/21/20240:00X 1News AnalysisAmid a bleak economy, young Chinese struggling to find jobs have fallen victim to scammers.Share this articleLeave a commentMary ManAuthorMary Man is a writer for NTD. She has traveled around the world covering China, international news, and arts and culture.Author’s Selected ArticlesRule Change Ends Bulk Delivery of China Daily to UK LawmakersJul 30, 2025Tortured in China, Asylum Seeker Sees Hope in Falun Gong Protection ActJul 28, 2025UK Committed to Protecting Falun Gong Practitioners, Minister Says as Persecution by CCP Enters 27th YearJul 22, 2025Anti-CCP Transnational Repression Seminar Held in UK ParliamentJul 18, 2025