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Exposing a syndicate — by getting scammed

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Collage of adverts on social media offering quick-buck jobs. But they’re all scams, often falsely using the names of real companies like Makro and Amazon.

GroundUp freelancer Joel Cedras voluntarily fell victim to a scam in order to show how it works.
There are numerous scams on social media offering quick money to desperate people.
This particular scam is international: it appears to be operated from China, with “staff”, possibly working in coercive environments, in Myanmar, Nigeria and Thailand. Desperate people in Egypt, Peru, Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan and South Africa are targeted.
The scam is convincing, and it is extremely popular. The scammers’ Telegram account has over 100,000 followers.

I decided to be a victim of a scam. GroundUp…

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