Julian Morgans

Troy didn't realize, but whoever he was talking with in Myanmar had just got to the part of the script where they had to send a selfie. Because all of these scammers, they're pretending to be women. Most of these scams, they're romance scams and they're directed at men.

Troy didn't realize, but whoever he was talking with in Myanmar had just got to the part of the script where they had to send a selfie. Because all of these scammers, they're pretending to be women. Most of these scams, they're romance scams and they're directed at men.

So people like Q and Catalia, they've got to send a photo of some random model or a woman from the compound and they claim it's a selfie. And according to Q, this strategy works nearly all the time.

So people like Q and Catalia, they've got to send a photo of some random model or a woman from the compound and they claim it's a selfie. And according to Q, this strategy works nearly all the time.

These photos of these girls, where did you get those from?

These photos of these girls, where did you get those from?

Oh man, that's horrible. But like I said, Troy, he didn't know any of this. He thought that he'd actually met someone, someone special, who just happened to be really attractive.

Oh man, that's horrible. But like I said, Troy, he didn't know any of this. He thought that he'd actually met someone, someone special, who just happened to be really attractive.

Right, okay. Okay. Tell me about what, like at its best moment when you were getting scammed, but you thought that you were starting a relationship. Like what did that relationship feel like? Was it, was it pretty exciting?

Right, okay. Okay. Tell me about what, like at its best moment when you were getting scammed, but you thought that you were starting a relationship. Like what did that relationship feel like? Was it, was it pretty exciting?

Are you saying that you told this person stuff that you'd have struggled to articulate in real life?

Are you saying that you told this person stuff that you'd have struggled to articulate in real life?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, we're gonna take a quick ad break here, but when we come back, Troy describes how the scam shifted gear and he found himself borrowing money just to keep up. Hey, welcome back. So Myanmar has become infamous for pig butchering scams. That's what all of these dating scams, that's what they're called.

Hey, we're gonna take a quick ad break here, but when we come back, Troy describes how the scam shifted gear and he found himself borrowing money just to keep up. Hey, welcome back. So Myanmar has become infamous for pig butchering scams. That's what all of these dating scams, that's what they're called.

And the idea is that the people like Troy, they're being fattened up like pigs before they're slaughtered. And by that, I mean scammed. And Troy, right now in this chronology, he's still in the fattening stage and he's enjoying it.

And the idea is that the people like Troy, they're being fattened up like pigs before they're slaughtered. And by that, I mean scammed. And Troy, right now in this chronology, he's still in the fattening stage and he's enjoying it.

Again, this was all carefully orchestrated by the scammers. So in these scam compounds, if you're working as a typer, you've got to communicate with about 20 people every day. Just keep them on the hook. Just checking in. How was your meal? How was your sleep? Good morning. You know, that kind of thing. But what's interesting is that Troy eventually asked for a phone call and this was refused.

Again, this was all carefully orchestrated by the scammers. So in these scam compounds, if you're working as a typer, you've got to communicate with about 20 people every day. Just keep them on the hook. Just checking in. How was your meal? How was your sleep? Good morning. You know, that kind of thing. But what's interesting is that Troy eventually asked for a phone call and this was refused.