SCAM NEWS: Phony parking tickets, subscription scammers, pig butchers

Scam Clinic

09/26/24 • 15 min

As announced on Nick's social media, we're starting a bulletin of scam news to accompany our investigative episodes.

In this episode, we're talking about the parking ticket scam text plaguing the UK, why scammers seem to be turning to subscriptions as a way of stealing your money and lastly, about a former TikTok sensation arrested in Thailand after working in a pig butchering scam compound.

Links from today's show:

UN Human Rights report on pig butchering scams:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/08/hundreds-thousands-trafficked-work-online-scammers-se-asia-says-un-report

TikTok star's arrest:

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2024/09/24/arrest-of-tiktok-star-who-reentered-thailand-from-cambodia-after-working-in-online-scam-centres/

BBC investigation into UK pig butchering compound:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6x1ql1yelo

Are you interested in seeing Nick do a talk in person? Next year, he’s taking his live show, How to Beat Scammers, around the UK.

It’s going to be a fascinating exploration of the scam business, including tales from Nick’s years working undercover in dodgy businesses, a journey through the global geography of the scam industry and even interactive tests of your scam awareness!

Tickets and dates are here 🎟️:

https://www.nlp-ltd.com/how-to-beat-scammers/

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