
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Have you ever thought about who might be on the other end of those scam calls and messages we all receive? The answer could be far more sinister than you might imagine. The “scammer” may also be a victim of human trafficking. These people are lured by the promise of well-paid jobs to travel to countries in Southeast Asia and are then forced to work in prison-like scam compounds. A BBC journalist and brave volunteers work to expose this brutal practice.
By AARP4.6
10031,003 ratings
Have you ever thought about who might be on the other end of those scam calls and messages we all receive? The answer could be far more sinister than you might imagine. The “scammer” may also be a victim of human trafficking. These people are lured by the promise of well-paid jobs to travel to countries in Southeast Asia and are then forced to work in prison-like scam compounds. A BBC journalist and brave volunteers work to expose this brutal practice.

2,459 Listeners

9,832 Listeners

2,164 Listeners

18,995 Listeners

4,148 Listeners

10,344 Listeners

3,162 Listeners

3,640 Listeners

7,241 Listeners

7,774 Listeners

1,130 Listeners

673 Listeners

449 Listeners

6,947 Listeners

444 Listeners