{"id":329441,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-cities-built-on-scamming-us-all-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:22","slug":"the-cities-built-on-scamming-us-all-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-cities-built-on-scamming-us-all-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The cities built on scamming us all | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iZq7u8VeMfU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The cities built on scamming us all | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iZq7u8VeMfU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Have you ever received a call from a stranger regarding student loans you don\u2019t owe? An Amazon order you never placed? An unpaid parking ticket for a car you don\u2019t own?<\/p>\n<p>If so, it\u2019s possible that you\u2019ve been the target of a scam orchestrated by a criminal syndicate thousands of miles away.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cscam centres\u201d of Southeast Asia bring in billions of dollars a year, expertly swindling unsuspecting foreigners out of their savings.<\/p>\n<p>Today, BBC Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head offers Asma Khalid an inside look at these formidable hubs of corruption and human trafficking, and explains how governments around the world are working to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:09 Getting inside a southeast Asian scam-city<br \/>\n07:27 How do scam compounds operate?<br \/>\n13:20 Who is working in these compounds?<br \/>\n18:54 Escaping the scam compounds<br \/>\n24:28 What is being done to combat the scammers?<br \/>\nSubscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Scam #Myanmar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever received a call from a stranger regarding student loans you don\u2019t owe? An Amazon order you never placed? An unpaid parking ticket for a car you don\u2019t own? 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