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The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Victims of a new and high tech kind of human trafficking are forced to scam people all around the world.

Guest: Cezary Podkul

Host: Lizzie O'Leary


Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming


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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Best Buy. This year let Best Buy be your holiday

0:05.3

height partner. Whether you're searching for exciting gifts, trying to snag the hottest

0:09.3

holiday deals or looking for ways to simplify the giving and receiving experience, Best Buy is

0:14.7

here to help. Best Buy has the best assortment of impactful tech gifts, along with fast and free

0:20.9

fulfillment options and great deals all season long. Maybe you're looking for an air-fire to help

0:26.9

the aspiring foodie in your life unlock new recipes, or a new phone or camera for an aspiring

0:32.6

filmmaker who's turning their passion into a side gig. Or you might be on the hunt for a new

0:37.8

smartwatch to support a friend's wellness journey. No matter what you're looking for, Best Buy is your

0:43.2

gifting destination for everyone on your list. And Best Buy makes it easy to get your gifts how and

0:49.4

when you need them with free next day delivery on thousands of items, as well as same day delivery

0:54.7

and in-store pickup options. Shop great deals on gifts now at Best Buy.

1:05.4

I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses. I love walking with the dog for long periods of time,

1:13.9

hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm. So I think a frozen nose is a

1:17.6

nice sweaty armpit because like you're wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamstered

1:21.9

teeth and you get to the top and you're like, oh, and then you can see the breath,

1:26.0

but then your nose is still freezing to top. Joy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.

1:34.3

Just a quick heads up that today's episode talks about human trafficking and is not appropriate

1:39.6

for kids. All right, here is the show. When I got pro public reporter Sazari Podkall on the line

1:49.6

from Hong Kong, I asked him to tell me the story of a man named Fawn. He's a young guy,

1:55.7

22 years old Chinese who was looking for a job last year and he came across a job ad that looked

2:02.8

really promising. It was for a food delivery company in Nampen, Cambodia. The salary was good

2:09.6

and the company even offered to fly in there from China. He applied for the position, he got it

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