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Sue-Lin Wong

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Host of "Scam Inc", a podcast series about the global rise of online scams & Asia correspondent at The Economist. Before that, I covered China, South-East Asia and hosted "The Prince", a podcast series about China's leader Xi Jinping

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'The Prince' Is on The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time Here's why "The Prince" made TIME's list

Congrats to @suelinwong.bsky.social for "The Prince" getting named as one of the 100 best podcasts of all time by @time.com
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23.07.2025 20:55 👍 31 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you Joseph!

24.07.2025 03:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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LBJ’s Humpday Podcast Picks

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Scam Inc

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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
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23.07.2025 10:35 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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De globale svindlere er rykket op i hierarkiet – er på højde med de værste narkobander. Det fik direktøren at føle Læs mere her.

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...

09.06.2025 10:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Uber of the underworld Amateur crooks are using plug-and-play hacking kits

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:

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02.06.2025 05:27 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How an agonising relationship with his dad shaped Xi Jinping The most powerful man on Earth had a grim childhood

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...

02.06.2025 05:23 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

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

02.06.2025 05:16 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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New @economist.com review of my biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping

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29.05.2025 13:37 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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@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!).

22.05.2025 12:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

@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.

07.05.2025 14:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Aussies are doing a political pivot Ahead of the vote on May 3rd, politics has flipped

“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
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02.05.2025 14:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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 👏👏

15.04.2025 11:49 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you Anna!

02.06.2025 05:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

11.03.2025 02:57 👍 52 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0
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Спецоперация в Алматы: обнаружены тайные офисы, 29 человек под следствием В Алматы проведена успешная спецоперация по ликвидации двух офисов, занимавшихся крупномасштабным интернет-мошенничеством, передает Tengrinews.kz со ссылкой на Polisia.kz.

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...

11.03.2025 09:58 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Turning Numbers into News: the Economist’s Sondre Solstad on Data Journalism and Mapping the Ukraine War | Oxford Political Review February 28, 2025 | OPR sits down with Dr Sondre Ulvund Solstad, a senior data journalist at the Economist.

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

03.03.2025 19:27 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Scam Inc from The Economist

Scam Inc from The Economist

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?

27.02.2025 00:55 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

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.

18.02.2025 15:30 👍 44 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 1

Thank you Avery, means a lot!

19.02.2025 11:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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

18.02.2025 20:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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

17.02.2025 14:40 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

This is very good:

17.02.2025 14:59 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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”

14.02.2025 21:52 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!

18.02.2025 07:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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!

18.02.2025 07:47 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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!

13.02.2025 10:28 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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

13.02.2025 02:26 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you Colin! Yes, the story is wild and so, so tragic

18.02.2025 07:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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

12.02.2025 18:24 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0