I RECENTLY SPOKE TO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CEZARY PODKUL, WHO IS WRITING A BOOK ABOUT THESE SCAMS, TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WORK AND WHO THEY TARGET. CEZARY: IN THE PROCESS OF DOING MY REPORTING ON ...

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