Fraud Files

Partners in crime, a duo, a couple. Two people who look across the breakfast table and decide, together, to take someone for everything they can. Carrying out their nefarious scheme by taking advantage of the landlord and tenant legal protections. Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest...

The true story of a family that became the target of a confidence trickster, who through an elaborate web of lies and deceit was befriended by the family and who built a false sense of trust in order to exploit the kindness and generosity of the family. Listen to the devastating consequences of having a con-artist and a predator select you as their next prey.  Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify,...

They steal with impunity and without remorse. Hear about real life case files on white collar fraudsters who act brazenly to commit their crimes and to enrich themselves.  Do you have the nerve to listen? Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edwa...

In this episode we delve into the mind of the fraudsters and look at what personality traits cause them to commit and to conceal their crimes. Who are they deceiving? Victims yes, but also they are deceiving themselves. Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or que...

In this riveting episode of Fraud Files, we dive into a true story about a methodical, relentless pursuit of justice. When a close relative invested their hard-earned savings into a "can't miss" real estate opportunity in Orlando, Florida, the sunshine quickly turned into a looming thunderstorm.  Listen to 'The Batman Moment' and how I pulled a rabbit out of the bag to get...

In this episode, we look at how some companies "cook the books", why the pressure to meet expectations can lead to creative reporting, and the signals that something in the accounts isn't quite right. Not every fraud involves fake invoices or stolen cash. Sometimes it's just accounting! Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follo...

Listen to compelling evidence about a developing AI Tech bubble and how an Accounting Time Bomb is waiting to go off.  The largest industry-wide corporate fraud in the modern era. Subjective accounting and a lack of prudence are widespread and are being used to deceive gullible investors with a sleight of hand. Listen and find out which US Tech Company is the canary in the coal mine.  Subscribe to...

Companies with accounting & finance environments that have inadequate policies and procedures and weak internal controls leave themselves open to risks of white collar fraud.  In this episode, a case study is presented of one such environment encountered by Edward and how, when he uncovered a Can of Worms, he was unceremoniously stopped in his tracks.  Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amaz...

Listen to Edward's takeaways about the lessons learned and the red flags, and about how investors were taken advantage of by a number of cunning and deceitful promoters of Chinese real estate to foreign investors. Lessons that will hold true and be useful when evaluating real estate investment opportunities, at home and abroad, in the future. Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple...

Hear how a group of Irish investors were deceived in an alleged fraud, when they invested a significant amount of money in an overseas residential property investment opportunity in Shanghai, China. As details of the purported fraud came to light, the sheer audacity and brazenness of the fraud and the fraudster were astonishing and the investors were certainly in for a big 'Shanghai Surprise!...

Investing in overseas property, in countries like China, creates additional risks for the investor not only because of the geographical distance involved and the different laws and regulations but also because of the increased reliance that is necessarily placed on the promoter and manager of the investment opportunity. This file reveals what happens when the promoter and manager becomes tempted b...

In part two of the episode, you'll hear about the details of the Ponzi fraud, about the trial and the sentencing, and about the impact on the perpetrator and his fall from grace. You'll also hear about red flags to look out for when considering investment opportunities.  Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube an...

I open the files on how one entrepreneur, who I met on a number of occasions, operated a Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded the investors out of millions to fund a lavish lifestyle, until the law finally caught up with him... Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments...

I open the files on how one professional, who I met on a number of occasions, managed to convince a large number of investors to trust him with their money in a property development scheme, and how it cost them dearly when the tide went out... Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest upda...

Fraud Files Podcast The podcast gives you short-form case files on white collar fraud. Told by the man who opens the files and shines the spotlight on the details inside. Episodes drop every Tuesday.  Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edward?...