Scam Inc from The Economist

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped? To listen to the full series subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.
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Amazing
2天前
This is what excellent journalism is all about. This team took a really important and not well understood story and followed it as far as they possibly could. It’s a story of our time: technology enabled, global in scope. And it all seems to have an ‘easy’ fix: ban crypto. It’s the oil that runs this machine. Hats off to the Economist and especially this team. Please give them all raises before Rupert Murdoch gets his hands on them.
Eye opening
3天前
Su Lin Wong with another amazing podcast series. Great reporting, connecting dots around the world. Let’s all be on our guard!
Informative and riveting
4天前
I learned so much more in depth about the scammer trade that I had only scraped the surface of before. Recommended for everyone for self-protection.
Grateful for this excellent reporting!
2月16日
Every episode (8) is riveting. Beginning with the people trafficked and forced into being the contacts of scam targets in “pig butchering,” Sue-Lin Wong interviews people familiar with many aspects of this international criminal industry. She shows how all of us who interact online or by phone are vulnerable to an increasing variety of scams. SO important to know in contemporary life!
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