Hi, this is Laura Beal, and I want to thank you again for listening to Dr. Death.

Over four seasons, we've explored how trusted professionals can exploit the systems that are designed to protect us.

From Christopher Dunch's surgical disasters to Farid Fata's poisonous treatments,

we've seen how easily people can fall victim to those they trust the most. Today, I want to tell you

about another Wendery series that examines a different kind of exploitation, one that could be lurking

in your inbox right now. Imagine helping your brother land a dream job abroad. Company seems

legit and the opportunity looks perfect. But when he arrives, he discovers he's been lured into a nightmare.

Inside heavily guarded compounds, thousands of people are held at gunpoint and forced to scam others or face deadly consequences.

Scam factory reveals a multi-billion dollar criminal empire operating in plain sight where victims become unwilling

perpetrators. Through one family's harrowing fight to save their brother, this series exposes the

dark reality behind those suspicious messages that you get in your inbox. Like Dr. Death,

scam factory shows how easily trust can be weaponized.

But in this story, the victims face an impossible choice, become part of the scheme that

trapped them, or risk everything, trying to escape. I'm about to play a clip from Scam Factory

where one character, Jella, learns horrifying news while she's trapped inside the scam factory.

And while you're listening, follow Scam Factory on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jella kept her eye on the clock, counting down the minutes until 1 a.m.

And the end of her shift. She couldn't wait to get to bed. Jella and her teammates began to gather their things to leave.

But their team leader told them, not so fast.

Everyone needed to go out to the yard.

They just said that it was a meeting with the boss, the team leader, and the translator.

With the boss, the team leader, and the translators. This was never good news.

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