Money talks from Economist Radio
Trailer: Scam Inc
Published: 30 January 2025 at 16:22 Europe/London
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A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It is probably bigger than 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?
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