Packet 2: Tossup 17

One of these things led thousands to review films on the site Golden Sun in Papua New Guinea. The Cook Islands and Nauru specialize in one of these things nicknamed for the Japanese word “wangiri.” The GSMA created a cross-sector Asia Pacific task force to combat “hubs” and “farms” for these things that grew out of formerly legal (10[1])Filipino businesses called “POGOs.” (10[1]-5[1])In 2026, China executed (-5[1])11 (10[1])members (10[1])of these things’ namesake (10[1])“mafia,” (10[3])whose kidnapping victims are (10[1])taken to their namesake “centers” (10[1])in Laos, (10[2])Cambodia, (10[5]-5[1])and Myanmar. (10[1]-5[1])The “pig-butchering” type of these things (10[1])uses techniques from the “Spanish prisoner” that prefigured their “romance” subtype. These intangible things are executed by tailors and gem shops colluding with tuk-tuk drivers to target tourists in Bangkok. For 10 points, what things (10[1])stereotypically involve a fake Nigerian prince? ■END■ (10[4])

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