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Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce | WIRED

A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials—including 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail.

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·archive.ph·Jan 27, 2026

Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce | WIRED

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive - Wired

/Wired/A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.

The role of human trafficking in scam compounds’ operations has only become harder to measure, West told me, with the Trump administration’s destruction of USAID, which funded humanitarian organizations in the region. “The Trump presidency has taken away any of the eyes on the ground that we had,” West said.

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·archive.ph·Jan 27, 2026

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive - Wired

Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers : NPR

Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages.

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·npr.org·Dec 1, 2025

Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers : NPR

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation | WIRED

Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse.

·wired.com·Nov 17, 2025

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation | WIRED

Inside a romance scam: how to make a catfisher sing [19:14]

Want to know how to make a catfisher sing? We take you inside a romance scam investigation to show you the crooks' current tactics, plus you'll hear some cho...

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·youtube.com·Aug 8, 2025

Inside a romance scam: how to make a catfisher sing [19:14]

Watch How Scammers Actually Work—And How To Avoid Them | Incognito Mode | WIRED

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·wired.com·Jun 17, 2025

Watch How Scammers Actually Work—And How To Avoid Them | Incognito Mode | WIRED

Hoax-Slayer Newsletter

Stay informed about the latest email hoaxes and scams by subscribing to the Hoax-Slayer Newsletter. Also see snopes:, hoax: and urban: bookmarkles

·hoax-slayer.com·Nov 16, 2012

Hoax-Slayer Newsletter

Quishing scams dupe millions of Americans as hackers turn QR code bad

Hackers are exploiting public willingness to scan QR codes in 'quishing' attacks that have now hit tens of millions of Americans.

·cnbc.com·Jul 28, 2025

Quishing scams dupe millions of Americans as hackers turn QR code bad

My Realistic Robot Puppy Review, AI Robot Dog Scam Exposed! - YouTube

Just like you, I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for the “Realistic Robot Puppy” toy, supposedly “handcrafted” and “ultra-realistic.” We previously called out a ...

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·youtube.com·Apr 23, 2025

My Realistic Robot Puppy Review, AI Robot Dog Scam Exposed! - YouTube