Chinese criminals have made more than $1 billion from <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/url-scam-texts-china-gangs-68e96097?mod=hp_lead_pos9">scam text messages</a> sent out across the U.S. and the world. The texts warn of unpaid fines and lure unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/robert-mcmillan">Robert McMillan</a> explains how the scheme works and why it’s been so hard to stop. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeTsxklDBNHwyuV0aVu_amsV-E-UA_OfvsUhr_XH80mPpOaB45Ye5y46fADU78%3D&gaa_ts=68f8f601&gaa_sig=qyiTSGtoJU-rXl9PEdMZjKnR4U6JJMA03CZxNwyqcMmSpzueKwEzrFFpnMUDisuRwOUth4tClkAH3RZNtb2I8g%3D%3D">Jessica Mendoza</a> hosts. 
Further Listening:
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WgSopWWo4BUE9xykAtyhd">Pig-Butchering: A Texting Scam With a Crypto Twist</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WgSopWWo4BUE9xykAtyhd">The Slaves Sending You Scam Texts</a>

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