EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 31 MIN
He said yes to an IT job. He ended up enslaved in a scam compound.
from Apple News In Conversation
Last June, journalist Andy Greenberg received an anonymous email from someone claiming to be trapped inside a scam compound in Southeast Asia. The source, using the pseudonym Red Bull, said he had access to a trove of internal materials exposing the inner workings of the criminal operation — and that he was willing to risk his life to share them. Greenberg has now published Red Bull’s story in Wired. He joins Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders to discuss what he uncovered about the shadowy world of global scam compounds, and what happened when Red Bull tried to escape.
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He said yes to an IT job. He ended up enslaved in a scam compound.
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