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Podcast: Fraudology Podcast with Karisse Hendrick
Episode: Inside the Myanmar Scam Factories: Exploitation and Escape
Description: Fraudology is presented by Sardine. Request a 1:1 product demo at sardine.ai In this solo episode of Fraudology, host Karisse Hendrick delves into the harrowing story of Billy, an Ethiopian man who was trapped in a criminal enclave in Myanmar and coerced into scamming online victims. Billy's ordeal began when he was deceived by a fake job offer in Thailand and subsequently forced to adopt the identity of a rich Singaporean woman. After leading a strike against his captors, Billy was severely tortured and eventually escaped after his family paid a $7,000 ransom.Karisse sheds light...