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This week we take up the cause of a listener who wrote in to tell us about the poor treatment he has received from his employer.

Recruited as door-to-door sales staff, he and dozens of other young workers (many students, and first-time job hunters) were putting in many, many hours pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, selling home insulation. The problem is, the company employing them was paying well below the minimum wage and sometimes not at all. We explore the exploitation of casual staff and agency workers in the UK.

We speak to tech journalist Joseph Menn and Andy Crocker, a former agent with the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Together they reveal the workings of the Russian cyber-crime world, and its ties with the Russian authorities. Andy Crocker carried out the most in-depth investigation ever by a British detective, spending several years in Russia following the trail of the country's most notorious hackers.

Have you ever received a text spam message promising to cure all your financial woes? We investigate one company that's been sending unsolicited texts and overselling their company's ability to solve customers financial worries.