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Feb 24, 2025

Dive into the shocking world of scam factories where coerced individuals are forced to deceive innocents. Discover the harrowing journey of Jella, who faces brutal conditions and mounting pressure to meet scamming quotas. As she navigates feelings of inadequacy and fear, the dire consequences of failure loom large. With every passing moment, her desperation to escape intensifies, revealing the grim reality behind those pesky messages we often ignore.

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Victims like Jella are coerced into scam operations under severe threats and abusive conditions, illustrating the harrowing realities of exploitation.

The psychological toll on individuals trapped in these scams manifests as heightened anxiety and feelings of inadequacy directly linked to their coerced performance.

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The Harrowing Reality of Scam Operations

Individuals are coerced into participating in scams under dire conditions, revealing a hidden criminal network that exploits vulnerable people. Many victims, like Jella, are misled into believing they are taking jobs with legitimate prospects, only to end up trapped in guarded compounds where they face threats and abuse. These environments are designed to enforce compliance, with strict penalties linked to performance, such as reduced food rations and humiliating physical punishments. The podcast illustrates the brutal truth of how these victims are manipulated, forced to commit crimes to survive, and the psychological toll it takes on them.

Intro

2min

New Payment Structure Brings Dire Consequences

3min

Desperate Escape from Punishing Conditions

2min

You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere annoyances, thinking you’ve stopped some random stranger from ripping you off. But the shocking truth is, the person behind that message might be trapped inside a “scam factory” on the other side of the world and forced to scam others against their will. From Wondery, comes a new series about the brutal reality behind these operations, where one family discovers a horrifying truth: the only way out is to scam their way out.

Listen Now: Wondery.fm/Scam_Factory

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