{"podcast":{"title":"The Decibel","slug":"the-decibel-3326560","podcast_index_feed_id":3326560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/TGclX98p","website_url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5829159f-6973-4aae-be8c-2e4a6cf3b1a8/0d94ae70-0b05-4b0d-b3fe-e6466dd76d2f/3000x3000/show-cover-show-the-decibel.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Globe and Mail","episode_count":1333,"summary":"Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:18:10.233623+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560"},"episode":{"title":"Where your money ends up after a scam","slug":"where-your-money-ends-up-after-a-scam","published_at":"2026-04-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/where-your-money-ends-up-after-a-scam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560","url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/","audio_url":"https://afp-119681-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5/episodes/6de8a7f8-01bf-4de1-833a-c5202d95dc0a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5&awEpisodeId=6de8a7f8-01bf-4de1-833a-c5202d95dc0a&feed=TGclX98p","summary":"Once scammers successfully steal someone’s money, they need a place to stash it. So they are buying verified Canadian bank accounts in order to launder money. In the last 12 months, a Canadian cybercrime research firm identified 4,337 social media posts offering to purchase accounts. The people who allow scammers to use their accounts are known as “money mules”. Many become implicated in the crime, even if they are recruited without knowing they are being used to launder money. Alexandra Podazki is the Globe’s financial and cybercrime reporter. Today, she joins the show to explain what exactly is happening with this black market for verified bank accounts and why the demand for money mules seems to be growing.","meta_description":"Once scammers successfully steal someone’s money, they need a place to stash it. So they are buying verified Canadian bank accounts in order to launder mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1442,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-decibel-3326560/episodes/where-your-money-ends-up-after-a-scam/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/where-your-money-ends-up-after-a-scam.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}