The Multibillion-dollar World of Online Scams

February 6, 2025

Publication

The Economist

Read time

1 min

Who is the Al Capone of China?

Chris Urben spoke on The Economist’s podcast Scam Inc about how Chinese syndicates honed their scam tactics before expanding abroad. In episode 4 of this 8-part podcast series about the multibillion-dollar world of online scams, Chris and the host discuss a variety of topics, such as the top Chinese organized crime gang leader, how scammers recruit and kidnap foreigners, and how these scammers exploit elder Americans on a massive scale.

Tune in at minute 30 to hear from Chris.

Listen here

Tags

Why risk it?

Contact us