Julian Morgans

If you stood on the Thai side of the Moi River and looked over, you'd see stunning green mountains and a picturesque village below. And at the foot of the mountains, massive scam centers sit along a winding river. But the area is controlled by the DKBA, which is a militia that answers to no one but their own leaders, who operate like psychopathic kingpins.

If you stood on the Thai side of the Moi River and looked over, you'd see stunning green mountains and a picturesque village below. And at the foot of the mountains, massive scam centers sit along a winding river. But the area is controlled by the DKBA, which is a militia that answers to no one but their own leaders, who operate like psychopathic kingpins.

And don't get me wrong, all scam centers are brutal. But everyone we spoke to while making this podcast warned us that Taichung is basically run by sadistic monsters.

And don't get me wrong, all scam centers are brutal. But everyone we spoke to while making this podcast warned us that Taichung is basically run by sadistic monsters.

He had no hope. He'd given up. Yeah, man. He'd been broken.

He had no hope. He'd given up. Yeah, man. He'd been broken.

Hey, we're going to take another ad break, but stick around because when we come back, Q is going to walk us through how we got through the next few days. Hey, welcome back. So as you'll remember, Q's decided to work. And when I asked him, what's the worst thing about scamming? His answer actually surprised me because he said that it wasn't the scamming itself.

Hey, we're going to take another ad break, but stick around because when we come back, Q is going to walk us through how we got through the next few days. Hey, welcome back. So as you'll remember, Q's decided to work. And when I asked him, what's the worst thing about scamming? His answer actually surprised me because he said that it wasn't the scamming itself.

Did you hate the music?

Did you hate the music?

I mean, I ask if you hated it because I think the setting in which you hear music can really affect your perception of it. And I think if I was afraid for my life, listening to Chinese electro all the time, man, I would come to a place where I really hated Chinese electro.

I mean, I ask if you hated it because I think the setting in which you hear music can really affect your perception of it. And I think if I was afraid for my life, listening to Chinese electro all the time, man, I would come to a place where I really hated Chinese electro.

Just a quick note here. Most transgressions at Q's scammer farm were remedied with a taser. But they also had this thing about running. When Q didn't meet his daily scams quota, he'd have to run laps around the compound. And maybe that sounds okay, but all of the Africans received a diet that was well below the normal calorie intake for an adult.

Just a quick note here. Most transgressions at Q's scammer farm were remedied with a taser. But they also had this thing about running. When Q didn't meet his daily scams quota, he'd have to run laps around the compound. And maybe that sounds okay, but all of the Africans received a diet that was well below the normal calorie intake for an adult.

And that's something Hugh discovered on his first day when he saw a fellow Ugandan and got to ask some questions about where they were.

And that's something Hugh discovered on his first day when he saw a fellow Ugandan and got to ask some questions about where they were.

Why? Why do you eat leftovers?

Why? Why do you eat leftovers?

Yeah, man. That's like, that smells of just straight up racism. Yeah.

Yeah, man. That's like, that smells of just straight up racism. Yeah.