Sam Sanders

Well, I'm also guessing that your editors are concerned about you blurring the line between journalist and humanitarian aid agent.

What is your job in this kind of scenario?

What did you think the boundary was in the midst of it?

So stop right there.

This is a pretty big turning point in your piece.

in the midst of communicating with this guy for a while, at a certain point, you start to question whether or not he's scamming you.

When did you first have that aha moment?

Yeah.

Yeah.

And then eventually he tries to escape.

What happens there?

Yes.

Did you, in that moment, regret not doing something more or doing things differently for him?

So today now, talking to me, have you answered that question?

How did he get out?

Okay.

I know you can't reveal exactly where he is, but to the extent of your knowledge, is he okay?

Yeah.

You've told us this riveting story.

UN Wired published this massive expose revealing the extent to which these scams are putting a lot of people into modern day slavery and human trafficking.