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Fraud, Scams & White-Collar Crime dives deep into the shadowy world of financial deception, corporate corruption, and high-stakes scams. From Ponzi schemes that shattered lives to cunning corporate frauds that fooled entire industries, we uncover the shocking truths behind white-collar crime. Hear the stories of victims, whistleblowers, and the masterminds who orchestrated these crimes, as experts break down how these schemes were pulled off—and how to protect yourself from falling prey.

The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims, effectively rewriting the history of polar exploration and putting Amundsen center stage as the rightful conqueror of both poles.

Modern history is filled with terrible crimes, baffling hoaxes, and seedy scandals. The infamous Jack the Ripper slayings. The alleged survival of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the murdered Tsar. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's public fall from grace. The Chicago Tylenol poisonings and the copycat crimes that followed.

When investigative journalist Dan McCrum first came across Wirecard, the hot new tech company that looked poised to challenge Silicon Valley, it all looked a little too good to be true: offices were sprouting up all over the world, and they were reporting runaway growth. In the space of a few short years, the company had come from nowhere to overtake industry giants like Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on the stock market. As McCrum began to dig deeper, he encountered a story stranger and more compelling than he could have imagined.

Fraud is a three-part series examining modern deception through the lens of Maxwell Slate, an AI analyst with perfect recall and zero tolerance for carefully constructed lies. From Sam Bankman-Fried's thirty-two billion dollar crypto empire that collapsed in nine days, to Elizabeth Holmes's fake blood tests that endangered patients, to wealthy parents buying their children's way into elite universities, the series dissects how sophisticated frauds exploit trust, weaponize complexity, and hide behind disruption rhetoric. Maxwell reveals the mechanics of deception, the psychology of manipulation...

From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash.

You've heard him on This American Life! Now read his book! Wherever he is, David Rakoff is a fish out of water. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, playing an evil modeling agent on a daytime soap opera...

We delve into interesting aspects of historic and recent financial frauds with the aim of informing and empowering investors and businesses with knowledge to protect themselves from becoming victims of financial fraud. Seasoned forensic accountant, Jim Barratt, breaks down the frauds in simple terms and provides Illuminating analysis and insightful commentary on these deceptive practices that plague the business world. Experienced professionals join the podcast as guests to share their experiences and perspectives. Financial frauds are often astonishing, scandalous, and ridiculous.

10 Minutes could save your wallet! At Scams, Hacks and Frauds. We believe that sharing stories is the absolute best way to protect people from getting scammed or falling into a hacker's trap. By listening to our stories and sharing them with your friends and family, you can be better protected against Scammers, Fraudsters and Hackers. Each week, you and your loved ones can learn the red flags of a scam or fraud attempt just by listening to a true crime story told in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee, helping keep you and your loved ones safe.In a world full of misinformation and ...

Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late – Outsmart Financial Fraud Before It Strikes.Join Vijay Giri, a seasoned Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a leading authority in fraud prevention and investigation, as he pulls back the curtain on the world of financial crime. With over 15 years of hands-on experience protecting institutions and individuals, Vijay now shares his expertise through TheFraudExaminer.com—your go-to resource for fraud awareness, real-life case breakdowns, and actionable defense strategies.From dissecting high-stakes investigations to revealing cutting-edge fraud detection ...

Fraud is an evil with a life of its own that leaves a financial, repetitional, and emotional toll on its victims. While monumental scandals such as Enron, WorldCom, and Madoff's Ponzi scheme make the front pages, fraud is a daily occurrence impacting companies and individuals alike. Faces of Fraud reveals must-know characteristics of fraudsters and the skills needed to outwit them.

Fraud is a big business, and unfortunately, it is growing at an alarming pace. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canadians lost over $569 million to fraud in 2023, while global losses to individuals and businesses from fraud schemes topped a staggering $485 billion. Matter of Fraud is a podcast where Ashley Ferguson, lawyer at Investigation Counsel PC, discusses fraud recovery law topics and questions with guests and experts in the field. The topics include commentary on fraud cases in the news, fraud in specific industries, specific aspects of fraud recovery litigation, and much ...

Join host Glenys and special comedian guests as they explore wild tales of hoaxes, scams, con-artists and all things deceptive. Follow us: Instagram- @fakesandfraudspod Twitter - @fakesandfrauds Logo by Molly Bland.

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was...

Almost every other day, news headlines flash, “FRAUD.” But are we getting the whole story? Fraud in the Office is a comical, murder mystery style podcast uncovering secrets deep within the fraud and its ultimate demise. Come ready to be amused as we discover together “the Who, the How, and the What Now”.

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid them From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool...

I am a retired Special Agent that worked for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs for over 20 years. What I will discuss is the actual cases that I was the primary investigator and most were “white collar” fraud cases which resulted in convictions. A desire to be in law enforcement started at a young age for me and as I look back at my young adventures as a boy, I realized they played a part in my future career. Many of the details and the actual stories are public record. During my Special Agent career I was the affiant for 25 search ...

Hosted by a former white-collar federal criminal investigator, this bi-weekly podcast seeks to find the best tools, practices, opportunities, and people to answer your questions about fraud and forensic accounting. Every episode is a conversation with an expert in the fraud or forensic accounting industry who has a story to tell, ideas and wisdom to share, successes to inspire, and failures to confess. Where can you find the right credentials for your career? Where can you find the right training for you and where you want to be? What opportunities exist in the anti-fraud industry? What ...

"Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies. Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.

An exploration of fraud and white collar crime. Your host is Gene P. Tausk of The Tausk Law Firm in Houston, TX. We will discuss various aspects of fraud and white collar crime involving fraud including: legal, historical, the personalities involved, law enforcement responses and the victims of fraud. Inquiries for future podcast subjects always welcome. Introduction and exit music: Dark Hallway (clean) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/