Trapped in a scam factory

Update: 2026-02-17

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WIRED senior correspondent Andy Greenberg got a late-night email from inside a Southeast Asian compound. The message: “I am a computer engineer being forced to work here. I want to help shut this down.” What happened next will blow your mind. Hear my convo with him.

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Trapped in a scam factory

Kim Komando

Trapped in a scam factory