Zeke Faux

What I've learned is that there's like a hierarchy within the compound. And the lowest level workers who've been trafficked, they got 10 phones, each has like a different fake identity, and they're trolling the world, sending spam messages, sending messages on LinkedIn, on Instagram, on Tinder, whatever. And they've got like some sort of quota for how many calls they need to initiate.

What I've learned is that there's like a hierarchy within the compound. And the lowest level workers who've been trafficked, they got 10 phones, each has like a different fake identity, and they're trolling the world, sending spam messages, sending messages on LinkedIn, on Instagram, on Tinder, whatever. And they've got like some sort of quota for how many calls they need to initiate.

What I've learned is that there's like a hierarchy within the compound. And the lowest level workers who've been trafficked, they got 10 phones, each has like a different fake identity, and they're trolling the world, sending spam messages, sending messages on LinkedIn, on Instagram, on Tinder, whatever. And they've got like some sort of quota for how many calls they need to initiate.

Once you've got somebody hooked, that person gets passed off to like a manager. Ah.

Once you've got somebody hooked, that person gets passed off to like a manager. Ah.

Once you've got somebody hooked, that person gets passed off to like a manager. Ah.

Yeah, and it was actually Vicky1 hit me on... text message, once we chatted a bit, they moved me to WhatsApp.

Yeah, and it was actually Vicky1 hit me on... text message, once we chatted a bit, they moved me to WhatsApp.

Yeah, and it was actually Vicky1 hit me on... text message, once we chatted a bit, they moved me to WhatsApp.

And that's probably when a more skillful Vicky took over.

And that's probably when a more skillful Vicky took over.

And that's probably when a more skillful Vicky took over.

And then the person who sent me those voice memos saying that they were Vicky, presumably that's like some poor female victim whose job is like recording all the voice memos. I see. And then if you consistently don't meet your quota regularly, they would sell you to another compound. The only way to leave is if you pay a ransom of anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000.

And then the person who sent me those voice memos saying that they were Vicky, presumably that's like some poor female victim whose job is like recording all the voice memos. I see. And then if you consistently don't meet your quota regularly, they would sell you to another compound. The only way to leave is if you pay a ransom of anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000.

And then the person who sent me those voice memos saying that they were Vicky, presumably that's like some poor female victim whose job is like recording all the voice memos. I see. And then if you consistently don't meet your quota regularly, they would sell you to another compound. The only way to leave is if you pay a ransom of anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000.

And I realized that it was time to come clean. So I told her, I'm an investigative reporter, and I'm only talking to you because I wanted to figure out how this works. And I also said, I've heard bad things about the working conditions for people like you. And she wrote back and said, oh, oh, it's not what you think. Her WhatsApp picture disappeared, and I never heard from her again.

And I realized that it was time to come clean. So I told her, I'm an investigative reporter, and I'm only talking to you because I wanted to figure out how this works. And I also said, I've heard bad things about the working conditions for people like you. And she wrote back and said, oh, oh, it's not what you think. Her WhatsApp picture disappeared, and I never heard from her again.

And I realized that it was time to come clean. So I told her, I'm an investigative reporter, and I'm only talking to you because I wanted to figure out how this works. And I also said, I've heard bad things about the working conditions for people like you. And she wrote back and said, oh, oh, it's not what you think. Her WhatsApp picture disappeared, and I never heard from her again.

I found a blog from like a kind of confused tourist who went on like a very detailed drive around Chinatown.

I found a blog from like a kind of confused tourist who went on like a very detailed drive around Chinatown.