Slave Scammers

A young Mongolian woman is abducted from an affluent neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur in 2006, driven into the jungle, shot twice, and blown up with explosives. Her murder became one of Malaysia's most notorious unsolved political scandals. But who wanted Altantuya Shaariibuu dead, ...  Show more

Vittorio Boiocchi, a lifelong Inter Milan fan, is shot outside his Milan home in 2022. Then, a rival mafia boss is stabbed to death. The murders expose a shocking alliance between Italy's football ultras and the mafia - and a battle for power at the heart of Italy's national spor ...  Show more

It's a harrowing story, often untold in the West: while everyone's tired of scam calls and texts, we rarely ask about the lives of people on the other side of the call. While it's devilishly easy to make light of the scammers and the con artists, the harsh reality is that thou ...

We hear from a Sri Lankan woman who was trafficked and forced to conduct illegal online activity, including cyber fraud against vulnerable victims. Aneka Boram is one of thousands of people who've recently escaped from so-called scam centres. She talks about her captivity and des ...  Show more

Scammers have an infinite number of ways to steal your money and information. In this episode, we explore and expose several scams that have impacted our listeners.