Fraudsters

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Enron Part III – The Original White Boy Summer Apr 15, 2021

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In today's episode we dig deeper into that California energy crisis and outline Enron's side hustle - broadband.

Special thanks to Collin Whitehead, a former Real-Time Trader in Enron's Portland office, for speaking to us for this episode.

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Enron Part II –The Blackout Album Apr 08, 2021

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In Part II of our final series of the season, we show how a few inordinately bad actors and weak regulation lead to state-wide rolling blackouts and surging energy costs.

Special thanks to Harvey Rosenfield, founder of Consumer Watchdog, for walking us through this dark saga.

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Enron Part I – Skilling, Lay, Fastow, and Causey, Four Horsemen of the Energypocalypse Apr 01, 2021

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20 years ago one of the largest corporations in the U.S - an energy trading corp. that boasted 750% annual growth – went down in flames. In 24 days it went from the pride of Houston to a stain on the country - pulling millions out of the economy, devastating its employees, and largely contributing to an energy crisis in California. In Part I of our final series of season 1, we talk about the men behind Enron Corp.

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Sir Gregor MacGregor, his Captain Crunch Army, and a Lotta Lucky Charms Mar 25, 2021

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Once upon a time there was a Scottish guy who failed up so hard that he got knighted. Then he sold boat rides to an island civilization populated only by malaria-carrying mosquitos. And because it was a long time ago and no one had phones, he got away with it.

Don't believe me? Just listen.

Bullshit really is timeless.

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Wirecard – A $2 Billion Donut Hole Mar 18, 2021

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Today we're diving into Wirecard, a fictitious and spurious payment processing company out of Germany. We ask tough questions like "why do all fraudsters wear black turtlenecks?" and "is Kraftwerk just robots?"

Huge thanks to NYT reporter Christopher Schuetze (@CFSchuetze on Twitter) for speaking to us for this episode.

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Ruja Ignatova Part II – Jen McAdam Steps Up Mar 11, 2021

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For part II of our mini-series on Ruja Ignatova and OneCoin, we are joined by the amazing Jen McAdam, who founded a support group for victims of OneCoin after herself being defrauded of several thousands of dollars. Jen's story is so compelling that the rights to her forthcoming book 'Fake,' have already been purchased by MGM - Kate Winslet will play Jen in a movie directed by Scott Z. Burns and produced by Winslet and Jennifer Todd.

First person accounts of the devastating effects of pyramid schemes and cults are hard to come by so be sure to follow Jen on Twitter @JenMcAdamUK for updates on the book and movie!

Huge thanks to Jen for joining us for this episode.

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Ruja Ignatova Part I – The Rise and Fall of OneCoin Mar 04, 2021

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King Parker and Queen Chadwick of Fraudistan Feb 25, 2021

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This week Seena and Justin take a trip back-in-time to the late 1800s to find the origin of the phrase "if you believe that, then I have a bridge to sell you" and who was the person the media called, the Queen of Swindlers. Big thanks to author Tori Telfer and her book "Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion".

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Steven Hoffenberg, the Unsung Villain of Fraudsters Feb 18, 2021

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You've heard of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rudy Giuliani, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Rupert Murdoch, and Trump but have you heard of Steven Hoffenberg? This man was involved in so much insidious shit his defense of himself was insisting that he was just running a ponzi scheme! All that and more on today's episode.

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❤️Valentines Day Special❤️ – Catfish Feb 11, 2021

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Happy Valentines Day! Today we're talking RoMaNcE fRaUd 😍

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