Episode 680: Anatomy Of A Scam

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Note: This episode originally ran in January 2016.

Planet Money #680: Anatomy Of A Scam Anatomy Of A Scam Listen · 23:28 23:28

The ads are on telephone poles across America: "Work from home. Make thousands of dollars a week. Call this number!" And all over the internet, now, too. Today on the show, we find out what happens when you decide, yeah, that sounds pretty good. It's the story of a scam that will not die. We have secret documents laying out how it all works. And recordings of actual phone calls.

Music: "Down the Rabbit Hole," "Melting Sun," and "Watch Me Burn."

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