She Got Inside Cartels, Hitmen & Scam Factories. Here’s What She Found | Mariana van Zeller
She details how sophisticated scams, including romance fraud and 'pig butchering' crypto schemes, exploit human vulnerability and loneliness, with AI now enabling mass-scale deception.summaryThe black and gray markets account for approximately one-third of the global economy, encompassing illegal activities like drug trade, sex trafficking, and scams, as well as gray areas like tax evasion and unregulated phtakeawayRomance scams and 'pig butchering' schemes exploit deep human needs for connection and financial security; victims often continue sending money even after realizing the scam due to psychological entrapment and the desiretakeaway














