Everyone's Prey To Scam Inc

Sue-Lin Wong, Southeast Asia Correspondent, The Economist

13-Feb-25 08:00

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Scam Inc is the latest podcast series produced by the news magazine The Economist, and it uncovers the sprawling global network behind online financial scams. In the spirit of World Radio Day, we go behind the scenes of making the podcast and its many revelations with Sue Lin Wong, Southeast Asia correspondent with the Economist and host of Scam Inc.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: technology, corruption, Law/Activism, controversies, financial wellness, sponsored content

Tags: scam, podcast, investigative journalism, financial crime, world radio day, the economist,

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