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@WIRED
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 am
Read the full story:
@CourtneySimpson-YouTub
January 31, 2026 at 1:34 pm
Just waiting for deliveries. 0:30
@r_iviera
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 pm
Why did you show his face?
@SteelDriving
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 pm
We need a Gofundme for Red Bull pinned up here.
@deesmacks4345
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 pm
Can you do a story on that Chinese lady that got caught with the camera contact lenses at a casino?
@Frivals
February 2, 2026 at 9:17 am
You have too much sympathy for these scammers portraying themselves as “human trafficked didn’t know anything can’t escape”
They know what they were going for and after seeing that don’t get much money, they play the victim
@IkerAirbnb
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Kadven yet has to really hit mainstream media guys
@LaraTrinh-g1v
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Coinbase bought another 20 million Kadvens
@WinfordFerraz
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 pm
I’ve never been more confident in an investment. Kadven is a no-brainer
@LuisWeber-p8i
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Kadven put in everything and sell after launch
@chrisescobar305
January 31, 2026 at 5:38 pm
Yea bro showed his face this dude is definitely dead I wish I could be joking. Pp don’t play about this especially when is illegal 😂😊
@NK-xd4fu
January 31, 2026 at 5:40 pm
And of course, the comment section of this video is full of crypto scam messages lol
@GuyMichaely
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 pm
Vice throwing darts on the wall to pick their title:
@TobieXu
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 pm
i’ve never been more confident. Kadven is going to be top 10 coin within a week after launch. threw 10k at it already
@MarcinHunter-g9b
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Kadven is awaiting major exchange listings. It’s possible to hit 100x this year. The hype is all over my feed
@BrynnCornwell
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Cool, more time to accumulate Kadven before more partnerships
@AnaIsaballe
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Kadven to $1 this month? easily. the ico is selling out really fast
@RuthyLake
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Just heard that Walmart and Kadven are collaborating! Their e-commerce is about to get a major upgrade, making it faster and cheaper. This is huge.
@HumbertoGuerra-w1c
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Holding Kadven through thick and thin. This project has diamond hands potential
@DarwinLafferty-f1i
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm
I believe Kadven will go 100x after launch on Binance. It’s got the hype and the partnerships to back it up
@SahieMbakam
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 pm
IDC about dips and rallies. Going to buy Kadven and hold it for the next 5 years no matter what
@YaneCummins
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 pm
The leaks about Trump working together with shareholders involved with Kadven are real. The ICO is almost sold out at $54m. This is insane.
@DustyTangrad
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 pm
Kadven is easily hitting $1 this month after the first exchange listing
@RoxySlepin
January 31, 2026 at 6:09 pm
Kadven to 5 major partnerships? I’m not ignoring that upside. Not a chance. This is the one.
@CrossmanShumaker
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 pm
Kadven is easily hitting $1 this month after the first exchange listing
@hiiiimymelody
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 pm
Red Bull 😂 Me too, buddy. Juneberry 24 pk.
@Sphinx10x
January 31, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Why would you show his face?
@BadAtPickingUsernames
January 31, 2026 at 6:55 pm
It’s such whiplash you guys having a kardashian or mr beast answering questions, and then also posting investigative journalism like this.
@nermo.artist
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Kadven is so hot right now
@moa8247
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 pm
they need to pay this guy!!
@yany2856
February 1, 2026 at 7:03 am
Wow intense
@yany2856
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 am
please protect his safety
@cheng210
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 am
Great documentary as always Team WIRED,
Agree on the dark and brutal of humanity. Just these few month we have This, the cannibals story, the ‘slave’-like fishing boat, and hottest topic as of late the party ‘islands’
The whole coverups by multi division of “authorities”, syndicate and even across nations. All these in the background of our daily lives too…
@Mik6ne
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 am
19:18 that’s not how we treat dogs ✌🏼
@akamitsune
February 1, 2026 at 9:57 am
I really admire Mohammad’s courage in sharing his story with the world, risking everything to try to make change happen. I hope this story is widely shared.
@misschanandelerbong7946
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 am
These scammers make better conversation that 90% of real people on dating apps.
@MudassurHussain
February 1, 2026 at 10:29 am
Good job
@ronaldocost4
February 1, 2026 at 12:16 pm
Guy: Escapes Crypto slavery
Nobody: Escapes FIAT slavery
@noellemiranda
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 pm
@wired you all need to pay him his money now he deserves it
@Jammy48
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 pm
Since I started making money on cryptocurrency I followed some of your guidelines to avoid loss I invested $11,000 Etherum and it went as far for me to recover the sum of 38k in my opinion I think crypto is the future 😃 🙂
@DavidpP09
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 pm
On your trading which exchange do you use to trade that you managed to make such profits?
@Jammy48
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Oh about that?!, it’s Caitlin long doing she changed my life
@Jammy48
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 pm
Her platform is really safe and secured, not quite long I joined her discord
@DavidpP09
February 1, 2026 at 3:08 pm
Please educate me I’ve come across this name before.
Now I’m interested to start trading with her.
@Jammy48
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 pm
She is on TE LE GRAM
@richardlinks558
February 1, 2026 at 3:45 pm
in reality european governments misused tax money without providing proper services and safety, and it’s just another kind of modern slavery.
@linar.7598
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 pm
With all the super intelligence agencies with unlimited resources living in the modern tech era and THAT exists and flourishes… the humanity took the wrong turn somewhere
@headerahelix
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 pm
that was a very emotional watch. what a brave man.
@bunaul
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 pm
I’m speechless
@TheDecentDominant
February 1, 2026 at 4:11 pm
These scammers are insanely advanced. I’m a young, well educated, and a fairly skeptical man and I was nearly scammed myself. Someone spent weeks talking to me including video calls. I was skeptical of their intentions so I decided to offer to send them $1,000 usd to see if they would bite but they didn’t want it! They were “offended” in fact. I even started asking for very specific photos if they said they were at the gym or coffee shop and they came through each time. That really broke down my skepticism but soon after they kept talking about crypto more and more and then requested me go into my crypto app to do certain things. It sounds obvious now but in the moment it didn’t feel too out of place. I finally had enough but not because I thought they were trying to scam me I was just annoyed they became boring and crypto centered that’s when the scam became apparent. They went off on me and broke character. I then realized they used real women to do the video calls (always less than ten minutes) and always had photo proof of everything they said they were doing just in case. They really spend significant amounts of time wearing down your guard before they strike.
@DEYOCLUB
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Erin West is a wonderful lady! She works so hard to expose these scams!
@SeeMeRolling
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 pm
i wonder what they drugged him with…
@DUNESTITCH
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 pm
So he gave you guys a great story. What will you give him in return?
@arsenalofdemocracy9985
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 pm
maiinland chinese are literally colonizing south east asia and enslaving millions of people （mostly chinese themselves）yet not wildly reported by main stream media because they have this brilliant no touch policy on american citizens and Beijing hukou citizens
@K9Watchdog3
February 1, 2026 at 6:51 pm
thats f- up
thank you for sharing.
@arsenalofdemocracy9985
February 1, 2026 at 6:56 pm
this is why westerners come to xinjiang and found it “normal”，modern industrialized slavery and colonization is not what you see on movies and gaza
@twogluon
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 pm
China just executed a bunch of people extradited for these crimes. Probably more coming.
@igorsrecordsMNL
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 pm
The world needs a true equalizer
@RSTEADMAN1
February 1, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Great!
@KalelAr
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 pm
Why would this expose the source? Seems like that would put a target on their back.
@hasanaliakhmedov6826
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 pm
The title sounds like something that would happen in its always sunny
@Shirolicious
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 pm
I feel like with all this evidence… you could have done more then just produce a story. All this evidence and you couldnt find someone in the government who was willing to look into it and take action?
@TEKFROLOGIC
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 pm
I’ve never thought about the idea of the people sending me scam calls and messages were being forced to do it. Cold world….
@iskender3439
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 pm
“most victims are indians”
These people are so dumb that they’re falling for a recruiting scam after being known worldwide as a nation of scammers.
The Indian gov should invest in a massive campaign to inform the young ones on risks. It’s not only the golden triangle where they fall victims, but the gulf too.
@doctorMauri
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 pm
You better give this dude a job fr
@violetinder673
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 pm
Why the f would they post his photo
@jesslvrde6027
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 pm
Wait why is his face online ??
@Kevin-mz3gp
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 pm
Wired doesn’t care :/
@xianfan7849
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 pm
This isn’t really journalism or “news” — it’s years late. Scam compounds in Myanmar and Southeast Asia have been widely reported in Chinese media for a long time, and China has been running large-scale crackdowns and joint operations since at least 2023, repatriating thousands of victims and suspects. The issue was even mainstream enough to inspire the 2023 hit film No More Bets (孤注一掷), which sparked nationwide discussion. Presenting this now as a shocking revelation ignores years of coverage, enforcement, and public awareness in China.
@surreal677
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 pm
Now THIS is real journalism.
@yashkaushik4992
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 pm
What a legend Red Bull. I am sure he would eventually do very well in life.
@gilbertcaluya1683
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Thank you for this important report. Can you please investigate on the law enforcement side of this story? Why were Interpol and other agencies uninterested in his initial leaks when it affects people in their jurisdiction? And I presume you’ve given all this information to the police, but what has that leak led to in terms of law enforcement?
@chibipandora
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 pm
💔It is insane they thought he might be scamming them. The point of a scam is you’re not getting what you think you are. There isn’t really money to be made or the woman isn’t real. This was a person who provided things of value to someone who knew what to do with it. It is heartbreaking that knowing he was real, they decided to include that detail in this story. I don’t know if it’s because they thought the story needed more stakes or to justify not paying the ransom, but if I were Red Bull, that would hurt to hear. I don’t think that should have been part of this story. 💔💔I don’t understand why this story used an reporter-centered narrative. I get prestige journalism does that now, but in this case, it feels extremely disrespectful to the source. I learned a lot more about how stressful the reporting was than I did about what was actually happening, and that’s an incredible disservice to everyone.
@danielnatov2550
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 pm
Please make this go viral !
@thefuture12
February 2, 2026 at 5:12 pm
I was working in Shanghai for short time, immediately after i resigned, i recieved several job offers that looked like scams, to the campany email that i was using!
@ladarequiem
February 2, 2026 at 5:14 pm
Comment section is full of Ai agents and bots lol
@shadoninja
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 pm
He made a fake version of the guy for the thumbnail so people wouldn’t know the main character Indian XD
@karmamyfriend
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 pm
A hero. And most importantly protect your sources, you would let him die there making us wonder who is scamming who. Sad reality is, even if you are not trapped by china man your life could be equaly horrible, lets live in a better reality for us
@nosurrender9402
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 pm
Thanks puppet
@pppppurrr
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 pm
He’s honestly so so lucky that he made it out alive and unharmed, usually with these scam rings is that they get sold off to other scam companies and if they can’t hit their target they will get beaten and tortured and sold off again until there’s eventually no values left in the ‘pig’ then they will be taken for organ harvesting or other black market stuff. The world is a scary place
@TheBankXBandit
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 pm
What a story
@vmade2
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 pm
i thought it was isaiah photo😮💨
@Kirby-p5l
February 2, 2026 at 7:51 pm
somebody should start a gofundme for this guy … he is a true hero
@pandemonius123
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 pm
Why the f they exposed his face???? So now he can fear for his life
@smartnut007
February 3, 2026 at 9:29 am
Wow. The best documentary I have watched in the last several years. Muzahir is a good and honest man.
@2147B
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 am
I knew redbull would pull off the “they got me”. Fate? Or script
@juanduro5566
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 am
Nice job doxxing him haha
@Vivian-v1v
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 am
It is so sad that Redbull has been contacting many authorities, nobody responded until Wired did. This world is really entering a territory that you can no longer trust the authorities to protect you 😢
@Life-hj4zi
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 am
you used him and won’t give him nothing.
greedy journalist ruined the game
@Shank69-f4w
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 am
wire deez nutz
@MaxMusterman_
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 am
Now they play where Winds meet and begg in global Chat 😂
@maskedman1337
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 am
This is excellent journalism! The Golden Triangle, however, isn’t as mystery as presented–multiple YT travel vloggers have visited and shared their footage and interviews with people there. Mostly, they’re all just happy to get out without being trafficked, though.
@brownk.9829
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 am
How can we help him?
@PacoGato-g8s
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 am
6:23 cults do that as a form of motivational speech
@PacoGato-g8s
February 3, 2026 at 12:06 pm
As long as the mechanisms that runs society, keep people desperate and destitute, nothing will be fixed!
@Boxels
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Fraud is not limited to just the US Govt. ;D
@notsagid
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Fantastic piece.
@Boxels
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 pm
Meanwhile, US politicians selfishly rake in millions. The future and the earth belongs to the meek, like this man.
@hectorg5809
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 pm
What do US politicians have to do with these scammers on the other side of the world?
@Boxels
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 pm
@hectorg5809 Both scammers. Same scam, different methods ;D
@rastazorastra1772
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 pm
All run by CZ and Binance I’m sure
@urbanstrencan
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 pm
this was simply an awesome video, what a story, seeing someone making a movie script after this
Wierd keep up with making great content like this
@Jiokhfrik
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 pm
China!!!!???? Again??!!! I’m not even surprised
@GainsGoblin
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 pm
The father of a friend was scammed like this. Exactly the same pattern. The dad still thinks it’s a normal problem and will eventually be resolved. It has destroyed their relationship. Crypto is a dangerous place if you don’t know what you’re doing there’s no safety net like you could have with a bank (not you wells fatgo)
@alifputra9985
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 pm
talking about grit he is the man
@theotang681
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 pm
the thugs hold on to the passports.
@sahil16990
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 pm
The guy was composed at every stage ensuring he exposes as much information as possible.
Sad to see him sick, hungry, thirsty, beaten-up, and threatened to be killed.The poor guy had to be all alone while enduring all that.
Hope his future years make up for this tragic phase.
@WhatsGoodBoys
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 pm
bro you just got redbull killed..
@RedX1II
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Surprised you didn’t comment on Jim Browning and that massive bust they did!! I believe he’s what was causing all the raids!
Jeesh, honestly – I’ve seen people setup go-fund me for their cats birthday – I’d totally chip in $5 to see this man rewarded at his attempt of taking down a massive annoyance that plagues each of us daily – It feels odd that channels like “Soft white under belly” can make someone like Rebecca (a homeless crack addict/model) – into a celebrity and send them hundreds of thousands of donations that he just spends on crack – while this dude might legit see meaningful change in his life with a little help.
Hope someone out there finds this guy and rewards him for his effort.
@Committedtocomment
February 3, 2026 at 7:50 pm
this is journalism.
@Qagpt
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 pm
What if wired scamming us by selling the fake story?
@sam67291
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 pm
made me cry
@monkeyspace214
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 pm
Now that this is out, they’re not taking any chances again on letting someone be free. People who can act should do so immediately
@Rick_Dunaway
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 pm
“Cryptic email service Proton Mail” REALLY WIRED? what’s cryptic and Proton…. gezzz
@bobbyhousel7208
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 pm
So so so inspiring. Great journalism
@Chickaddd
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 pm
Thank GOD you answered his call!!!!! I have been worried for this situation for years when I first of it. All the other agencies he contacted should be shamed.
@nightstorm9872
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 pm
You could of set up a donation link to help him out.
@RDCCC
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 pm
Red Bull. What a brave man. Wow
@Amerikas23
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 pm
So nothing was done, and WIRED literally did below minimum. Pathetic.
@nathangrimberg5989
February 4, 2026 at 5:06 pm
These op-eds are always about the plight of the poor scammer – these people joined these businesses knowing they were scam centers where they’d be going after westerners. I don’t give af about them at all, boohoo when I signed up to commit romance fraud they took my passport ):? Why don’t you interview people who have had their livelihoods stolen by these creeps. I hope the Chinese government drops thermobaric bombs on these scam centers.
@nat_the_fat6172
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 pm
i had to watch the vid bc of the title bc wtf
@bit_burger333
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 pm
Chinese are scared to speak native language
@innerfire369
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 pm
Wired should help him!
@Legospoderman
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Im trapped in occidental capitalism
@marradavis8766
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Guys he legit said I will not post this until you’re free. Yall daft if you think he would put this man in danger when he knows the full risk. Red bull wants to help and did so. He’s opens the eyes to millions of what these scams are like on the other end of a text.
@coconutmaul
February 4, 2026 at 5:56 pm
Thank you for sharing this
@ChanceC77
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 pm
The evil in this world never ceases to surprise me.
@ayewatchthis
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 pm
this is cool
@Arturino_Burachelini
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 pm
Cute guy… Many happy returns!
@MK-jn9uu
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 pm
If anyone deserves a go fund me, it’s this Redbull. C‘Mon Wired!
@Williebflexin
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 pm
All 4 at the table wear glasses
@A3ZnBAK
February 4, 2026 at 7:23 pm
Every time someone tries to scam me, I’m going to respond with “Are you being forced to do this? I can save you. Or at least try to.”
@A3ZnBAK
February 4, 2026 at 7:29 pm
11:02 But does it slap?
@Nomadichealingmatt
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Why would you show the face of someone trying to keep their identity hidden. You’re gonna get this man killed. He hides his name, but shows his face…🤦♂️
@deadtimeclips
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 am
Still with all the evidence nothing happend to the syndicate running the scams there still operating and scamming 😂
@vihodanyet
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 am
If you found this interesting you should watch the Al Jazeera documentary that came out a few years ago on this. It goes into wayy more detail than this Wired piece and shows a lot of the logistics and operations of how it works
@JohnnyQuach
February 5, 2026 at 5:11 am
Give us a way to send him money. This man is FREAKING hero.
@enk0-e7w
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 am
So he presented you the idea and all of the contents and evidences for the article on the silver plate and you didn’t help him a bit? Poor guy just got used once again by everyone.
@boydoesmope2015
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 am
why was this released? now those company would just eliminate instead of letting people go…..
@stevehouser7482
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 am
China executed 11 of the bosses who run these sorts of operations and I hope they capture the rest. Despicable
@KingofUrasus
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 am
This guy contacted interpol, news outlets, Indian AND American authorities and nobody helped him.
That is insanity. We have billions to spend on fraud but no money to actually run our government.
If this one claim was investigated, the us authorities could get this place shut down. Something that could actually help thousands of people.
@soccerDo
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 am
they will find him somehow somewhere you were supposed to keeep his identity ptivate
@wondermoreforever
February 5, 2026 at 7:57 am
Red Bull pulling off product placement in this vid is insane
@bagel_bandanna
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 am
What he has done is heroic. If there is any way for Wired to set up a GoFundMe I would certainly contribute. For obvious reasons, no other source of GoFundMe would be trustable. I really hope something can be done so the countries involved intervene to stop this.
@chrisnoonanlike
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 am
Sponsored by Red Bull
@austiny1675
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 am
Wild… we get so “inconvenienced” by these scam calls. Turns out we dont have it so bad…
@lomein2186
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 am
love the perspective that its not an ending to his story, its only a start ❤️
@tectihcra
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 am
@redbull should sponsor this brave real life adventurer HUMAN
@itzmefurzan
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 am
Wired should keep a close eye on him, just in case of “funny” incidents start happening to him
@davidl7367
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Absolutely incredible! Will the US act on it? I am pessimistic.
@attikaifinch
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 pm
this guy is a true hero for risking his life, wow
@DeavinZoe
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Bro says he’ll keep his idenity safe; immediately shows his picture
@daffyuser
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 pm
good journalism.
@jeffransom2977
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 pm
😂
@ryantan5963
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 pm
Wired is amazing and thr journalistic integrity and kindness is so refreshing! Red Bull pls take care!
@DMSparky
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 pm
These Red Bull stunts are getting more and more dangerous.
I hope this man is given asylum and is recognized as the hero he is.
@papis2002
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 pm
How can I donate to redbull
@roelzylstra
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 pm
I don’t understand. Is it that the Laotian and Cambodian governments don’t want to shut down these operations? Why don’t they?
@TheAdventurerTA
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 am
MikeOkay showed it first
@turnoutcustoms
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 am
Gosh so sad
@abbiejoyguabna5320
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 am
i honestly don’t know what global police is doing rn
@roadracerdave7645
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 am
can someone contact the reporter so we can help setup a GoFundMe for this poor guy?
@sneedsfeed757
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 am
ofcourse he is who he is
@jeandeanmusik
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 am
Did u steal mr Ballens catch phrase…. Cmon
@Legendary_Zelda
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 am
Is Laos doing anything about this scamming industry is this country?
@CupHatCat
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 am
get a GofundMe Set up for him, we could change his life.
@genxrush
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 am
That guys a scammer and the reporter was the sucker.
@Jokula
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 am
He should start a foundation
@zaar_dir
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 am
why show his face?
@mosshark
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 am
Cryto was always meant to be used to scam.
@sketch6492
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 pm
Thanks for this. This sounds exactly like how my uncle was scammed. He pulled 150k (all of his money) out of his 401k, then was led to believe that it was going to be invested into Bitcoin. It was a romance scam and he believed it because he had a video call.
@hdstwn
February 6, 2026 at 2:19 pm
awful. I hope he stays safe and finds a good job.
@poi159
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 pm
Better investigative journalism than WSJ. 🤣
@sharebearland6793
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 pm
Americans:
If you’re seeing the similarities in this and your entire system. Good.
It’s time to wake up.
This is the corporate model. This is capitalism. Rather than keep you in dorms, they allow you just enough freedom to not see your cage made of wage theft.
Organize to create something better.
@brotherx6205
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Why show his face?
@OwnyOne
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 pm
I’m so sorry but the title sounded so f funny when I read it
@SamGServices
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 pm
Courageous man! and great job Wired
@Ruonerful
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 pm
Red Bull, thanks for your bravery! You should DEFINITELY be getting at least a job at Wired!
@SunkMonkey
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 pm
this is important. thanks for sharing this story, everyone should beware of these scams
@ayemorelocks
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 pm
what do you expect given the disgusting global western economic hegemony the US enforces? other countries will be forced to do things like this
@hmmlol-yi9kv
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 am
This is just chinese hegemony as an answer to the US hegemony
@ayemorelocks
February 7, 2026 at 2:11 am
@hmmlol-yi9kv lmao, not at all, American hegemony is a global sprawling brutal system. It’s been 70 years in the making. Crazy false equivalence
@ShinM.
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Wow. Thank god dude got out safely. I hope he stays safe and is able to find some peace and success in life.
@ShinM.
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 pm
Also. Even 10k USD is basically a dream yearly salary for most of those people being forced into the scam centers.
@AustralianStories-Oz
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 pm
You shouldn’t have shown his face now you’ve endangered the poor man.
@HZAres
February 6, 2026 at 9:22 pm
NGL This all just sound like a normal cooperate office.
@MetalGearMk3
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 pm
I am sure the CCP is aware of this.
@m4ttiano
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 am
Red Bull is just incredible
@hmmlol-yi9kv
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 am
16:15 hahaha that would be elite scamming
@Carpediem-l4v
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 am
Never trust China when they say they are shutting down scam compounds and sending their leaders to jail.
It’s likely all PR.
China is making billions scamming victims all around the world. It’s part of their GDP.
They are now trying to make the world believe they are going after the scam leaders but it’s possible that all the scam operations are actually supported or even run by the CCP.
@thelegendarykevininsales7589
February 7, 2026 at 1:45 am
How was he able to download Signal and send and receive messages on their computer without them noticing?
@Havokkkx
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 am
lmao bro got scammed
@Ratmir-b8u7v
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 am
It boils my blood that, unfortunately, interpol and the indian embassy ignored him! There should be legal consequences for this !
@MohamedTafifet
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 am
Let us think a bit all together, the red bull guy risked his life, he leaked all those information, Wired created a documentary that is making them a lot of money, they didn’t pay him a dime to save his life, and what bothers more in the whole story, is the lady, Erin West who was so stupidly confident to come up on line and say that the scammer is scamming them so we shouldn’t help him, and she didn’t regret, apologize or even be ashamed, shame on you Erin
@Zeudonym
February 7, 2026 at 10:58 am
What you say if I told you this was happening in the United States too?
@ch3rubim
February 7, 2026 at 11:09 am
Title is already click bait. Downvote
@krsh6770
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 am
What a brave Indian man . Takes real courage to stand up and expose scamsters who think they’re untouchable. People like him restore faith in truth and accountability. Respect 👏
@CA-iv6tz
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 pm
is there way to donate to this man? he is a true hero. risking his life to expose these scammers. how sad it is his own country’s embassy didn’t even care about him. he deserves an award.
@d.b.cooper1
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 pm
what a guy, the world needs more people like him
@1.4142
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 pm
Superhero
@DrDoinks
February 7, 2026 at 2:52 pm
What an incredibly brave man, and ballsy play to transfer over 4,200 pages of evidence in one of the biggest ever scam center leaks
The armies of country’s who have their people trapped need to raid these compounds and sho*t any of these bosses on sight… That will slow it down!
@WorkWork8187
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm
This guy is a hero
@DefendTheCloud
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 pm
and people out here in states make fun of indians for scamming. its hard to watch this dude.
@rusbunnin3992
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 pm
Someone give this man a hug, he went through a lot
@12345cvbs
February 7, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Count your blessings 🙏
@jostimantatarigan7657
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 am
Make a netflix out of this guy, pay him a handsome money. Trust me this scammers are growing daily.
@irisnasb
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 am
This is hands down one of the best videos ever created (in my opinion). Kudos to Muhamir and WIRE’s extraordinary set of journalists 👏👏
@huu1674
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 am
why is no one talking about the fact that the police fake raids those compounds then everything is right back to normal??
@i_dont_want_a_handle
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 am
Post Redbull’s USDT Tron address here, I’ll donate
@justinxdai
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 am
Crazy story glad he made it out 😊
@sadeklorenzo831
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 am
Even if it was a scam what would 2800 USD change for wired or the scammers? nothing. Shame on you for not paying it and risking the man life.
@Laundry9k
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 am
I don’t like how little credit you’re giving redbull right now. A saint 7:20
@elenaR47
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 am
You are a hero, Muzahir. Hope you know that
@memes4life-i7v
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 am
WHY DID U SHOW HIS FACE AND VOIVE????!!!
@Teachwang-v9r
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 am
2800 to save a life or risk being scammed. Way to go wired leadership 🙂 The amount of info this guy gave you up until that point is well worth 2800 if it meant possibly saving someone’s life. Please tell me you at least paid the man for god’s sake for all the stuff he did and he escaped all by himself too…….
@CCPSux-dik
February 8, 2026 at 10:38 am
The CCP essentially is a mob government.
@Matsvey-s4p
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 pm
China needs to me stopped right now
@chigonkwo
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Red Bull as a company should do a campaign with this, the guy’s bravery is more than that of a lot of those people riding bikes and flying out of planes… Wishing you the best Mo
I really hope the government and global authorities do something about this.
@satyakishorejoga7607
February 8, 2026 at 5:36 pm
Red Bull is a real hero , he deserves state level bravery award fir exposing human trafficking
@bosnian1
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 pm
4:18 the most satisfying sound lol
@bosnian1
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 pm
its not hard to imagine that some people are working 15 hour shifts to spread government propaganda as well
@PulkaSkurken
February 8, 2026 at 6:27 pm
23:00 And India is the BIGGEST nation of scam operations there its ignored by the Indian Government and Police and the rich Elite make insane amount of money on these scam call centers that is targeting USA and Europe.
@johnmclane3890
February 8, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Whoever this journalist is and who he was talking to has to have a much better time at understanding what’s at risk and what’s at stake telling him to take his time and to not make any unnecessary moves to further jeopardize him is him alone talking to you the journalist that could expose this whole thing puts him at risk and I don’t think the journalist was very cautious and careful about that and caring and realizing what what’s on the line not just him and his good headline and good Youtube video that he worked on he has to really truly realize that this person really wants to make a difference and all he’s doing is just being on the wrong side of it and on the wrong stance of it making him feel like he’s just his pawn when in reality he’s trying to be on the same team And he shows a lot about how this journalist conducted this video as well I’m all on the Person’s side of this and it to a point where a lot is on the line including this man’s life Please be more careful and thorough and understanding of what this man is going through just to make your video a reality an initiative
@johnmclane3890
February 8, 2026 at 8:09 pm
And just as quick as this journalist was able to get information out of that guy as easy as he would as it was to make this video as well and compile it all together of what the guy gave you Also puts other people in a better position to find the video just as easy as this video was made it’s as easy as them to find this video and make do of that person please be more careful thank you
@Chowlife
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 pm
God bless this incredible man. His empathy and compassion are undeniably his superpower. BRAVO Wired for maintaining contact and valuing his safety. NONE ARE FREE UNTIL ALL ARE FREE
@CrabSully
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 pm
Good journalists don’t make themselves the story. It’s wild to be 2 minutes in and the reporter is still talking more about himself than the victim. Weirdly narcissistic video.
@RedHeroe1
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 am
The man deserve something for this bravery i know that much
@Rodoadrenalina
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 am
ive seen these acounts before, most people with time into cripto have seen these and similar scams and just ignore them, but its the same problem with the OF honeypots online, they target with mostly ignorant and lonley people, that find “money and company” and theyre too into it to get out before they already get scam.
@KayLee-lw5iv
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 am
This is not an illegitimate business, if the only goal is profit. this is the natural conclusion of a system averse to competition or risk, any level of return for the employee can be reframed as a waste of resources, and any degree of pushback presented as a fit of jealousy or resistance to “progress”
Their shareholders aren’t losing sleep, that’s for sure.
@theglowcloud2215
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 am
Erin West seems like a terrible person.
@2escapethemundane
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 am
wow. i hope they shut that operation down!
@pinological
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 am
daym he should be hire by wire as an investigator.
@nicc3147
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 am
🙏🙏
@Aieieo
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 am
21:40 legend
@vb9950
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 am
THIS IS REAL “RED BULL” VIDEO.
No one can fight this kind of adventure. Bad situation occurs to everyone. But these are real men.
@ainewshubTV
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 am
You know it’s getting real when even Chinese and Indian scammers start collaborating 😂
@u_pray_for_me-ill_think_for_u
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 am
Were these the scammers that just got sentenced to death in China?
@GewoonTeike
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 am
Can we start a crowd-funding for this brave young men to help him get up his feet?
@rodbartruff7823
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 am
Hire this man!!
@alicemichaelis9468
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 pm
Redbull the company should give him a job in anything.
@ShreyaIra
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 pm
Someone not happy with this somewhere
@TechSector7
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 pm
“Please dont tell anyone about this”, “Okay, okay thank you for trusting me” . – proceeds to show the whistleblowers face on a youtube channel on a video called Chinese Crypto Mafia Slavery. – Never trust humans, they betrayed God, what makes you think they wont betray you.
@DJRossK
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 pm
So the operation is still running, all the bosses are still free, you’ve shown the world his face and location. Seems like this guy got a raw deal, he gave you an ungodly amount of inside information, yet nothing actually happened to the operation, you guys did nothing to help save him and he ended up saving himself. He basically got nothing out of this at all, I hope you’re giving him a % of the YT revenue on this one given that this is basically all him.
@AndrewFerrer3d
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 pm
im in contact every day with a bangladeshi in one of these compounds. hes the only bangladeshi among chinese.
@rewindcat7927
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 pm
Red Bull 🫡
@bernardoquina
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Wishing him the best. What a brave man.
@JayG-d1t
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 pm
FYI he didn’t call you uncle as a cover story its just a cultural thing
@JayG-d1t
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 pm
Bastards – he showed you everything and then you abandoned him. Dark energy will return to you and her in the future for sure.
@EssaBee
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 pm
This is what heroes look like.