The scammers, the scammed and the dark underbelly of the online dating world

Update: 2024-08-26

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Adam Hegarty and Laura Sparkes discuss their latest assignment in Mae Sot, the Thai city overlooking the border of Myanmar lined with dating scam factories run by suspected Chinese gangsters and human traffickers.

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The scammers, the scammed and the dark underbelly of the online dating world

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The scammers, the scammed and the dark underbelly of the online dating world