A New Zealand-based man is taking on "publishing" syndicates that use cheap Pakistani labor, fake websites, and AI to scam consumers and exploit workers.
Thank you, Ariella, for a well written piece! You’ve captured scale and human cost behind the massive Pakistan based software house scams going on. It’s rare to find a journalist who is as capable as you in deeply understanding a subject matter and working so fast. Thanks again for connecting and working to cover my trials and tribulations. There'll be more news soon coming about the people and firms mentioned in this story...
I’ve been having suspicions in the LinkedIn B2B marketing space (I work in cybersecurity) about how certain “influencers” might be a front for these types of scams, but it’s certainly an interesting line to define what is a scam v just the shady business practice of a bait-and-switch. I would also wager that many times they get away with it because businesses don’t admit to falling for these tactics.
Thank you, Ariella, for a well written piece! You’ve captured scale and human cost behind the massive Pakistan based software house scams going on. It’s rare to find a journalist who is as capable as you in deeply understanding a subject matter and working so fast. Thanks again for connecting and working to cover my trials and tribulations. There'll be more news soon coming about the people and firms mentioned in this story...
— Danny de Hek, The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger
Thank you for this research and reporting.
I’ve been having suspicions in the LinkedIn B2B marketing space (I work in cybersecurity) about how certain “influencers” might be a front for these types of scams, but it’s certainly an interesting line to define what is a scam v just the shady business practice of a bait-and-switch. I would also wager that many times they get away with it because businesses don’t admit to falling for these tactics.
If I can be of any help, let me know.