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Escaping Starts With Stealing a Phone

March 21, 2025 · 30 min

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In the first half of this episode, we explore the anatomy of a scam via the story of Troy Gochenour, an American man who lost $25K to Myanmar scammers in 2021. Then we check in on Small Q, who devises a risky plan to get an SOS message to the outside world.

Please help Small Q rebuild his life by donating to his GoFundMe here


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Hosted by Julian Morgans @julianmorgans

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