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• @couts Andrew Couts on bluesky

  NEW: Early last summer, @agreenberg.bsky.social texted me something truly outlandish: A man actively being held captive in a scam compound in Laos had reached out to him.  He wanted to blow the whistle while risking his life and trying to escape—and he had receipts.  This is that…

• @mattburgess1 Matt Burgess on bluesky

  Massive new @agreenberg.bsky.social story just dropped.  —  Last summer, a man trapped in a Cambodian scam compound got in touch, wanting to expose the criminal activity in real-time.  —  Over the course of months, risking his safety, he leaked internal messages and secrets.  The…

• @a_greenberg Andy Greenberg on x

  Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He proceeded to leak a huge trove of the compound's internal materials. Then he had to get out alive. This is his story. 🧵👇 https://www.wired.com/...

• @brbarrett Brian Barrett on bluesky

  An incredible, harrowing feature from @agreenberg.bsky.social that gives an unprecedented look at life inside a scam compound

• @agreenberg Andy Greenberg on bluesky

  A lot is happening right now.  Hope you'll still take a moment to read WIRED's story of Red Bull's incredible work as a whistleblower, our analysis of the evidence he shared, the details of his ordeal inside a modern slavery operation, and how he finally got home. /end www.wired.…

• @couts Andrew Couts on bluesky

  Leaks from the man we then knew only as “Red Bull”—scam scripts and, crucially, videos showing 3 months of internal WhatsApp chats—exposed the scam operation in unprecedented detail. @agreenberg.bsky.social, @lhn.bsky.social, & @mattburgess1.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.co…

• r/TrueReddit r on reddit

  Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound's Enslaved Workforce

• @knibbs Kate Knibbs on bluesky

  I cannot stress how incredible this story is.  And it is accompanied by even more information about southeast Asia's scam compounds: www.wired.com/story/the-re...

• @katie-drummond Katie Drummond on bluesky

  Last year, Andy Greenberg was contacted by a source going by “Red Bull” who claimed to be trapped in a Southeast Asian scam compound.  The source shared videos, documents, and intel from the inside.  —  Then he tried to escape.  —  A must-read from @agreenberg.bsky.social who dev…

• @timmarchman Tim Marchman on bluesky

  I honestly don't know what to say about @agreenberg.bsky.social's latest other than that it is much stranger than fiction and that I very much hope you take some time with it:

• @lhn Lily Hay Newman on bluesky

  Human trafficking to scam compounds in SE Asia is a catastrophe for forced laborers and their scam victims worldwide.  One individual, Red Bull, gave @agreenberg.bsky.social incredible insight into the situation over months from inside.  Then he attempted an escape www.wired.com/…

• @davidgilbert David Gilbert on bluesky

  An incredible story of how one man, tricked into working in a scam compound in Southeast Asia, leaked all of their secrets to @agreenberg.bsky.social before trying to escape.  —  www.wired.com/story/he-lea...

• r/longform r on reddit

  He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound.  Then He Had to Get Out Alive