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Christian Fletcher: The UK Ponzi Built on Car Investments
Season 1 Episode 17
Imagine you’re told your savings can be parked behind something solid—something you can picture, maybe even touch. Not stocks or schemes, but cars in…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Abraaj Group: The Emerging Markets Fund Built on Misappropriated Capital
Season 1 Episode 16
In the gleaming towers of Dubai, a new promise was taking shape. Abraaj Group was a name whispered with hope and ambition, a bridge between worlds—un…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Bitfinex Hack and Tether's Untold Story
Season 1 Episode 15
Before the stablecoin became a global lifeline, Bitfinex was already living in the shadows. Then, on August second, two thousand sixteen, hackers too…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Martin Frankel: The Recluse Who Looted Insurance Companies
Season 1 Episode 14
He was a name barely whispered in the corridors of finance. Behind locked doors and layers of paperwork, Martin Frankel was quietly learning how to t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Enron's Arthur Andersen Problem: When Auditors Enable Fraud
Season 1 Episode 13
Arthur Andersen was supposed to be the firm that never blinked. But inside Enron’s rise, the watchdog was getting too close to the kennel. And once t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Africrypt: South Africa's $3.6 Billion Vanishing Act
Season 1 Episode 12
Two brothers built a future that looked polished, modern, and almost inevitable. Then the money began to move, and the first lie became the one that …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Eron Mortgage Fraud: Canada's Biggest Ponzi
Season 1 Episode 11
Picture yourself walking into a quiet suburban office, surrounded by nothing but file folders, fluorescent lights, and the hum of everyday finance. N…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Fyre Festival: Influencer Marketing Meets Fraud
Season 1 Episode 10
Billy McFarland didn’t start with a beach. He started with a story. And in the startup world he came from, story could move money faster than proof.N…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank
Season 1 Episode 9
Nick Leeson did not look like a man about to destroy Britain’s oldest merchant bank. He looked like a junior trader doing well in a distant office. B…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain
Season 1 Episode 8
Picture a woman stepping onto a stage, lights blazing, applause thundering, and a promise in her voice: this is your chance to join the future. Most …
1 month, 4 weeks ago