A World of Scams

Carlos Barragán Discusses 'The Yahoo Boys' — Investigating Nigeria's Romance Scammers

Carlos Barragán joins the podcast to talk about his new book, investigating the Lagos 'love scammers' at the heart of it, and how this indus

Excerpt from 'The Yahoo Boys': Inside the Life of a Nigerian Romance Scammer Who Posed as a WWE Star

In this excerpt from WIRED Book Club pick “The Yahoo Boys,” journalist Carlos Barragán traces one scammer’s journey from flop to fortune.

The Yahoo Boys: The men behind online romance scams

In an extract from his new book The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos, journalist CARLOS BARRAGÁN travels to Lagos to un

Inside the world’s scam capital, where enslaved workers are forced to defraud Americans online

Five young men thought they were going to Cambodia to intern at a casino. Instead they say they became enslaved in one of the world’s most s

Game on, scams up: Hospitality and MICE in the cyber crosshairs

How scammers exploit Big Tech platforms like Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp to defraud users

Scammers are using platforms such as Google, Facebook and WhatsApp, exploiting the trust that users place in big tech companies.