We speak to a young credit card scammer who buys stolen account details online to make fraudulent purchases. As teens as young as 13 learn these schemes, some use the money to survive — others to fund a luxury lifestyle.
The Teenage Credit Card Scam
We speak to a young credit card scammer who buys stolen account details online to make fraudulent purchases. As teens as young as 13 learn these schemes, some use the money to survive — others to fund a luxury lifestyle.
Paracelsus in Switzerland is the world’s priciest rehab, charging £315,000 for luxury treatment. Writer Sydney Lima explores if it can curb her partying—and discovers a strange, unexpected world.
The UK is seeing a psychedelic boom, with LSD and magic mushroom use rising sharply and claims they could revolutionize mental health treatment. We explore the trend and the risks of self-guided use in unregulated settings.
The Arranged Gay Marriage Bureau promises to match LGBTQ+ clients with partners for a high fee. But as customers follow the process, optimism turns to suspicion when the service appears to be a scam.
At 77, Arturo Rojas designs $60,000 custom guns while working as a dishwasher at his family’s restaurant in Dallas. We spend a day with the legendary gun artist.
After a riot, inmates seize control of an overcrowded Colombian prison. Boris, a Colombian raised in London’s Grenfell Tower, films his fight to survive on an illegal phone during the pandemic.
Like many millennials, Luke graduated with massive student debt—$130,000 to be exact. Desperate, he hatched a plan to smuggle cocaine from Panama to the U.S. to pay it off.
Zing Tsjeng explores how many of the UK’s famous country homes were built on colonial and slave trade wealth. Heritage organisations are now uncovering their unvarnished history.
Taji Ameen started work at a custom fetish video company, assisting with everything from set prep to cleanup on a highly personalized shoot.
In Miami’s cutthroat luxury car rental scene, everyone wants to look like a celebrity. But with Ferraris and fast money on the line, it’s hard to tell who’s faking it — and who’s making it.
George King illegally free-climbs some of the world’s most secure buildings without safety gear. After a prison sentence for scaling London’s Shard at 19, his obsession only intensified.
Australia’s professional poo divers keep sewerage plants running by diving into toxic sludge to clear blockages. It’s filthy, dangerous work — but they say the smell “smells like money.