The Hidden Empire Behind Online Scams
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One thoughtless click and you're stuck with a gym membership you never wanted. Online fraud has become professionalized: real contracts, HR departments, a public transport business card and a head office in Dubai. Investigative journalists Rik Wassens, Jeroen Wester and Tom Kreling unraveled a multi-million fraud with shady online subscriptions that no one wanted to take out.
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- Guest:
- Tom Kreling
- Presentation:
- Bram Endedijk
- Editorial:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Assembly:
- Gal Tsadok-Hai
- Final editing:
- Tessa Colen
- Coordination:
- Belle Braakhekke
- Production:
- Andrea Huntjens
- Illustration:
- Lynne Brouwer
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