# Trailer: Scam Inc

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Podcast: [Scam Inc from The Economist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124)
Published: 2025-01-23T14:23:56+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/scam-inc/episodes/scam-inc
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Duration seconds: 227

## Resource

**Winner of the Peabody Award 2026** A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful.  The Economist ’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped? To listen to the full series subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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