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S2 E2 Romance Scams: Manipulation, Deception and Digital Extortion

本集简介

Cyber scams are siphoning off trillions of dollars from the global economy and reining them in is difficult. Most of the perpetrators are oversees where U.S. authorities lack jurisdiction. Experts say that more than 2000 people fall prey to cyber scams every day. Romance scams make up some of the most devastating of these crimes because the damage is both financial and emotional. Stories of real victims in this episode show the heavy toll that romance scam manipulation takes from victims.

上一集

2020/05/30 S2 E1

Predatory Teachers: Secrets, Manipulation and Sexual Misconduct

In the spring of 2018, elementary teacher Brittany Zamora was arrested for engaging in sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old student. She is among a long line of teachers who have thrown their lives away to pursue sexual relationships with adolescents. This episode uses the Brittany Zamora case to examine how social media and digital communications have increased this trend.

下一集

2020/05/30 S2 E3

Human Trafficking: Grooming, Sexual Exploitation and Social Media

Between 18,000 and 20,000 people are trafficked in the United States every year, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline. Roughly a quarter of those trafficked are children sold for sex. Social media and digital websites have become major grooming and recruitment tools for predators. Digital websites and platforms, such as Backpage.com, are clandestine marketplaces for trafficking. This episode dives into the underworld of human trafficking and the digital tactics used by those that perpetrate it.

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2020-05-30

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