Oh My Fraud

During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen. Sponsors Maxima. AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.googl...

A serial entrepreneur sets out to transform the trucking industry. Sponsors Maxima. AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email sup...

Caleb and Zach discuss the classic Mel Brooks satire, "The Producers." Sponsors Maxima. AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email...

Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Q...

In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands. Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com...

To help his down-and-out Ohio hometown, an unassuming entrepreneur builds a fast-growing chain of discount drugstores.  Sponsors Fishbowl -   https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detail...

The Catholic Church’s financial entanglements draw scrutiny after a banker is found hanging under a bridge. Sponsors Wurthy - https://ohmyfraud.promo/wurthy   (00:00) - Body Under Blackfriars (00:47) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (04:43) - Meet Roberto Calvi (07:10) - Vatican Bank Ties (12:14) - Offshore Web And Scrutiny (17:06) - Circular Money And Conviction (21:54) - Flight And Bridge Death (23:59)...

Two more tales of celebrities betrayed by the very people they entrusted to manage their vast fortunes. Sponsors Wurthy - https://partners.wurthy.co/ UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/ap...

David Sirota had no idea that getting assigned to a little-known congressman from New England would end up shaping the rest of his life. That New England congressman was Bernie Sanders, and David quickly learned why our political and economic systems work the way they do, and that it’s no accident. Caleb talks to David about his life and career, how corruption entrenched itself in our lives, and t...

A teenage entrepreneur charms Southern California, and then Wall Street, with his rapidly growing carpet cleaning and insurance restoration empire. Sponsors UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC     Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com...

A woman caring for her ailing mother is drawn into a North Korean scheme to infiltrate American companies. Sponsors UNC -  https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app...

In the 1970s, two lifelong friends set out to disrupt the computer leasing industry. Sponsors UNC - http://ohmyfraud.promo/unc Take our survey : https://forms.gle/mRrR7FPCZs8eWnog8 Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

A real estate developer serving time for fraud gets a second chance. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable UNC - http://ohmyfraud.promo/unc   (00:00) - Eli Weinstein is Pardoned (01:41) - Podcast Announcements and Reviews (08:01) - Lakewood Township and Weinstein's Background (09:14) - Weinstein's Real Estate Fraud (11:09) - Legal Troubles and Indictments (16:13) - Weinstein's Senten...

Caleb and Zach discuss the past year in Oh My Fraud.  Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable ACFE - http://ohmyfraud.promo/acfe NAEA - http://ohmyfraud.promo/naea   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...

In this short episode, Caleb lays out a few ideas for what an Oh My Fraud Patreon could look like — including ad-free episodes and bonus content — and asks one simple question: would you subscribe? Before anything launches, Caleb and Zach want to gauge listener interest. If you’ve got 10 seconds, take the quick survey linked in the show notes and let us know. Take a quick 3 question survey: https:...

David Leary of The Accounting Podcast joins Caleb and Zach to discuss the 2016 hit action movie, The Accountant , starring Ben Affleck. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable ACFE - http://ohmyfraud.promo/acfe NAEA - http://ohmyfraud.promo/naea   (00:00) - The Accountant Bonus Episode (04:26) - Overview of 'The Accountant' Movie (06:12) - First Accounting Scene: Tax Advice (09:39) - F...

A serial fraudster attracts a devoted following when he invents a currency. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable ACFE - http://ohmyfraud.promo/acfe NAEA - http://ohmyfraud.promo/naea   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.googl...

Two tales of corruption and deceit from the ancient world. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable ACFE - http://ohmyfraud.promo/acfe Assembly - http://ohmyfraud.promo/assembly   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/sto...

Two stories of people attempting to swindle Big Tech.  Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable Assembly - http://ohmyfraud.promo/assembly   Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Q...

Over the course of Erik Lie’s career, seemingly small decisions have transformed into defining moments. Everything from leaving his native Norway to study at the University of Oregon, to a squash partner’s nudge that he pursue a career as a finance professor. But it was his choice of a research topic—executive compensation—that led to the most significant moment of all: uncovering one of the most...

A scrappy Flemish speech recognition company tries to put its hometown on the global tech map. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable Bluebook - http://ohmyfraud.promo/bluebook (00:00) - A Pie to the Face (01:00) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (06:00) - Welcome to Flanders, Belgium (07:30) - Meet the Founders: Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie (09:30) - The Dream of Voice Recognition (13:30) - Goi...

Kim Sutherland has 14 different email addresses. She doesn’t suggest you do the same, but she does think a lot about fraud in her job as the Global Head of Fraud & Identity at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. As a follow-up to the last episode, Caleb and Kim discuss the various dimensions and the growing prevalence of reward point / loyalty fraud. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable...

Rewarding customer loyalty is probably as old as commerce. These days, consumers accumulate hundreds, thousands, sometimes even millions of points that can be used to acquire everything from their favorite drink, to airline tickets, or simply pay a balance on a credit card. The fact that these rewards have an intrinsic value is something many easily forget about, making them a great target for fra...

Following her sudden resignation, the longtime treasurer of a small Arizona county faces questions about her time in office. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable (00:00) - An Unexpected Resignation (01:07) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (03:23) - Listener Mail and Fraud Discussion (08:23) - Santa Cruz County Background (09:50) - Liz Gut Far's Career and Sudden Resignation (10:50) - Invest...

When Johnathan Walton learned that his best friend had conned him out of nearly $100,000, his first instinct was a little unusual—he told anyone who would listen about what happened. The story that ensued consumed his life for several years, ultimately sending his career in unexpected directions, with a hit podcast, assisting other victims with their frauds, and now, his new book, Anatomy of a Con...