2025-02-08
36 分钟The Economist Previously on Scam, Inc. This person approached to me,
a lady who supposedly was working for one of these large consulting firms.
I mean, for the real person, no. This woman I'll call Rita is from the Philippines.
She's a single mother in her early 30s.
So in total, how much money did he put in?
$78,000.
That's a lot of money.
Remember Edgar from the last episode?
The guy in Canada who got scammed over LinkedIn.
He had no idea who was really behind the messages he received.
But that $78,000 Rita was talking about a moment ago?
Well, that was Edgar's money.
Rita isn't the Singaporean marketing executive she told Edgar she was.
Rita is short with braces and hair dyed golden brown.
The day I meet her, she's in a peach-colored t-shirt and jeans with big pockets.
She lives with her parents.
They're helping her raise her daughter.
I played as a professional individual.
In my part, on our team, we will act as a professional and successful businesswoman.
She told me that to become a successful scammer,