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How Crypto Scam Compounds Use Romance to Make Billions

May 28, 202616:47Technology

Last year, a mysterious source reached out to WIRED’s senior writer Andy Greenberg — someone who claimed to be an engineer trapped in a scam compound in Laos. According to the whistleblower, the compound’s illicit tactic...

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How Crypto Scam Compounds Use Romance to Make Billions is an episode from Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News by WIRED. Last year, a mysterious source reached out to WIRED’s senior writer Andy Greenberg — someone who claimed to be an engineer trap...

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Published May 28, 2026, 16:47 long, audio available.

How Crypto Scam Compounds Use Romance to Make Billions

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