Congrats to @suelinwong.bsky.social for "The Prince" getting named as one of the 100 best podcasts of all time by @time.com time.com/collections/...

LBJ's Humpday Podcast Picks for July 23rd This week’s lineup unpacks a global scamming empire, the revival of a forgotten Pennsylvania town, and the fight to keep Indigenous radio alive in rural Alaska. h/t @economist.com ‪ @suelinwong.bsky.social @npr.org medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

En tilsyneladende uskyldig investering blev bankdirektørens fælde. Snart bragte det økonomisk død til den lille by i Kansas. Svindelnummeret er globalt, og Asiens bander fejrer sin succes. »Stol ikke på nogen,« siger @suelinwong.bsky.social. Jeg fortæller: www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

Just as Uber upended the taxi industry and Airbnb reshaped the hotel business, the criminal underworld is undergoing its own digital revolution. The latest hacks of M&S, Harrods and Co-op show us how exactly this vast, new criminal marketplace works: www.economist.com/internationa...

My review of one of the most important books ever published about Xi Jinping in English. Anyone interested in the making of modern China must read "The Party's Interests Come First" by @josephtorigian.bsky.social www.economist.com/culture/2025...

You're the real expert—just trying not to mess up my explanation of your masterly work!

New @economist.com review of my biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping www.economist.com/culture/2025...

@economist.com was at The Podcast Show! Shout out to @suelinwong.bsky.social, @johnshields.bsky.social, Andrew Palmer and Rosie Blau for an incredible session (packed room!).

@suelinwong.bsky.social thank you for continuing the coverage on scam syndicates on the @economist.com podcast. It truly is one of the biggest but most overlooked human rights issues in the world right now.

“Across Australia, the cost of living crisis & the lack of affordable housing has dominated the election. As fewer young Australians are able to buy a house, it's likely that this is going to be the issue of many elections into the future.” @suelinwong.bsky.social www.economist.com/asia/2025/05...

I knew this podcast was going to be great so I saved it up to listen to it all in one go on holidays. It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏

I binged this podcast series and you should, too. An incredible, human and revelatory look at the sprawling scam industry. I'm frightened and hyper-vigilant after listening, but also have much more empathy for the victims now.

Police bust suspected scam centres in Almaty. Scam Inc has reached #Kazakhstan - highly recommend listening to a podcast series on The Economist about this by @suelinwong.bsky.social - the scale is mind-blowing tengrinews.kz/crime/spetso...

Recommend this for those interested in my work or how I think about it: oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2025/02/28/t...

Explore a vast, predatory industry rivaling the drug trade. Follow ‪@suelinwong.bsky.social‬ as she uncovers a global scam economy fueled by trafficking, corruption, and money laundering, starting with a bank collapse in Kansas. Can this hidden world be dismantled?

This is the best podcast I have heard in a long long time. It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.

This is so good and gripping! Talked to a lot of people about this since listening to it. Nearly no one has an idea about how sophisticated, dangerous and widespread targeted online scams have become. A true must-listen IMO ☺️👌🏻

Essential reading, especially for the non-techie people in your life. Share widely!

Raced through this over the weekend. It's a gripping, eye-popping and hugely important story. Give it a listen, and share...

This is very good:

Truly an insightful, important — & even at times beautiful — short podcast series: Scam, Inc by @economist.com — TY @suelinwong.bsky.social “We are all the same”

Thank you for having me @andypeaps.bsky.social - it was great to chat about the rise of this terrifying, new industry, how it connects to China and even AI Sue-Lin!

Amazing investigative reporting by @suelinwong.bsky.social of @economist.com on the criminal network that is "Scam Inc." First three podcast episodes done ✔ , can't wait for the rest!

@suelinwong.bsky.social this series is amazing and heartbreaking. Just walking Hanoi crying… cool cool..

Extraordinary investigative reporting. Read the article and listened to the pod series. Chilling

I was peripherally aware of #pigbutchering scams, but was unaware of their industrial scale and just how dark they are. This podcast by @suelinwong.bsky.social for the @economist.com is well worth a listen. 🎧 www.economist.com/audio/podcas...

Phenomenal series of a v well-researched & presented story - I listened to it back-to-back, it was that compelling. I hope it will be recognised internationally for the quality of the work & compassionate presentation. Think you're not vulnerable to being scammed? You are, you just don't know it.

Just listened to first two and it's superb and rather chilling. Great work @suelinwong.bsky.social On the positive side, at least someone has found a genuine use case for crypto.

Started this podcast series and, oh gosh is that scary (and greatly produced & researched). Kudos to the witnesses for having the courage to tell their story, thus helping others be more cautious online. Any one of us can one day fall for a scam online.

Well worth reading this piece in @economist.com about the growth and shape of the overlooked world of online scams. The changing nature and shape of crime - more global, less hierarchical, more networked, with low entry costs. Needs new approaches to tackle www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Listened to the first three episodes of this and it seriously needs to win ALL the awards. Truly excellent uncovering of the industry behind modern internet scams - romance, investment, whatever. Scam Inc. @economist.com @suelinwong.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7xPa...

My friend has put together another great podcast series 👇🏼

My colleague @suelinwong.bsky.social spent a year investigating the global enterprise of online scamming. The story took her into a dark and incredibly sophisticated criminal underworld. Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL Watch our video: www.economist.com/video/CS7uqW...

Make your friends and family listen to this.

Listen to this!! Mind blowing! 👇👇

I binge-listened to it today. I too am convinced that anyone get scammed. Thanks you and the team for the incredible series.

This is excellent. Those annoying scammers turn out to be dangerous, at the democracy-undermining, state-hazarding level.

My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL

Psyched for this - everything Sue-Lin touches is fantastic.

This is going to be fantastic from everything I’ve heard. Looking forward to listening and confidently recommending it even before I have listened.

Big welcome to my colleague @suelinwong.bsky.social to BlueSky. She has a massive new investigative podcast series out later this week.

For the past year, I've been investigating the global rise of online scams - a predatory, multi-billion dollar industry that rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. Scam Inc, a new 8-part podcast from The Economist and hosted by me, is out in February: econ.st/3CoAdxJ