Scam Inc 2: Opportunity of a lifetime

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🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Who are the scammers?

They aren't who you think.

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0:00.0	The Economist.
0:09.3	Previously, on Scam Inc.
0:11.8	Who was the other side of it?
0:13.1	That's something we've had little to know communication on.
0:17.0	Basically, I will never know who was on the other side of that phone.
0:21.8	This person approached to me, a lady who supposedly was working for one of these large consulting firms.
0:30.4	Do you know anything about her?
0:32.9	No, not at all. Not all. I mean, for the real person, no.
0:40.2	How long did it take you until you had your first successful scam?
0:45.4	One in a half month.
0:47.6	This woman I'll call Rita is from the Philippines.
0:50.8	She's a single mother in her early 30s.
0:53.2	So in total, how much money did he put in?
0:56.0	$78,000.
0:58.0	$78,000 US dollars?
1:00.0	Yes.
1:01.0	That's a lot of money.
1:02.0	Yes.
1:03.0	Remember Edgar from the last episode?
1:07.0	The guy in Canada who got scammed over LinkedIn.
1:10.0	He had no idea who was really behind the messages he received.
1:15.5	But that $78,000 Rita was talking about a moment ago?
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