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Marti DeLima

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270 total appearances

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Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

I certainly hope so.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

I think that we're going to have AIs fighting AIs in this space very soon.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

We think about the crypto to romance scams and these scam centers, they were run by people who were victims of human trafficking themselves.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

And with these AI tools, those entry-level positions might not be necessary anymore.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

Everybody hates getting scams and are universally kind of united against scammers.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

So we're seeing some law enforcement efforts.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

Each government has had a different approach to targeting scammers.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

I would say that some countries are doing more than others.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

For example, I know that there's more activity happening in the UK, in Australia and in Singapore.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

The U.S.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

is starting to slowly ramp up its anti-scam efforts.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

Well, I would say that there hasn't been much international effort in stopping the flow of scams in the United States.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

It requires a tremendous amount of international collaboration and cooperation.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

It takes a lot of resources.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

And it seems like we're redirecting our FBI and other resources to other supposed issues.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

We are one of those countries.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

Oh, yeah.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

And some of these countries with contested borders or where there's warring militia with the federal government or these military juntas, there has been a growth in the scam industry there because they're able to continue operations by offering bribes to whichever country.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

force has control over that contested area.

Freakonomics Radio
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

And then there's other economies and whole countries with loose law enforcement, like Ghana, where they just can't keep up with the prevalence of scam organizations there.