Truth, Lies and Coverups with Traci Brown

Ethical hacker Brian Self visits Fraud Busting.  We dive deep into how people have paid him to break into hospital and government systems both online and in person, and how you can strengthen your systems to avoid being a victim.  He reveals how to become a hacker yourself and gives inside information on voting machine hacking in US elections.  This one is juicy.

David Philippi from Bankers Bank of the West visits Fraud Busting.  You'll learn exactly how bankers are working to prevent losses from check fraud to charity fraud and account takeovers. And we'll hear about the one time that David and his team missed the signs and lost thousands in just a few hours.  You'll learn exactly how to use this info to protect yourself, too.

You've seen Chris Graham in HBO's McMillions docuseries.  He's a big reason the FBI cracked McDonald's Monopoly game fraud case.  In our interview he pulls back the curtain on exactly how the FBI does their interviews (interrogations) so they stand up in court.  And he also talks about his work at Macerich shopping centers. You've been to their malls around the country.  After listening to this yo...

Imogen Hammond-Williams from Trans Union visits Fraud Busting.  We chat about what online dating sites are doing to protect their members from fraud, device intelligence, how she got catfished and what exactly she's doing to make a difference in the dating space.

Brett Johnson visits Fraud Busting. He's the Godfather of Internet Crime-that's a title given to him by the US Secret Service.  He takes us on a wild ride from his beginnings in crime to inventing online crime forums to a cross country crime spree, being placed on the US Most Wanted List and escaping from prison.  He's done it all.  Now he's now helping companies and individuals protect themselves...

Brett Johnson visits Fraud Busting. He's the Godfather of Internet Crime-that's a title given to him by the US Secret Service.  He takes us on a wild ride from his beginnings in crime to inventing online crime forums to a cross country crime spree, being placed on the US Most Wanted List and escaping from prison.  He's done it all.  Now he's now helping companies and individuals protect themselves...

Carol Cambridge visits Fraud Busting.  We talk about how to spot early signs of fraud and workplace violence,  how to create a culture of loyalty to prevent fraud and violence and how to stay safe in an active shooter situation. 

Mafia Princess Marisa Merico visits Fraud busting.  At age 22 Marisa was put in charge of her Italian mafia family operation.  She breaks the code of silence and spills the beans about the family's operation, her beginnings in crime, how she earned her appointment to leadership and the jail time that followed.  She's got some great insights into the psychology of why she committed the crimes she d...

Susan Frew, Owner of Sunshine Plumbing, Heating and Air visits Fraud Busting.  She tells the story of how one of her trusted employees stole over $700k from her without her knowledge.  You'll learn the one place to NOT cut corners to prevent fraud and how you can do simple things to avoid internal theft yourself. 

Jacque James, Certified Fraud Examiner visits Fraud Busting.  She talks about some of the most high dollar fraud schemes she helped uncover and reveal the 4 step fraud prevention process she developed for businesses. She'll also give us one powerful question to ask to interview job candidates  to gauge their integrity before you hire them.

Christine Parma visits Fraud Busting.  As financial planner she was a victim of a Ponzi scheme.  She sold it to clients and invested money herself.  She's dug deep and uncovered the mindset and beliefs of allowing yourself to be defrauded.  Listen for the 4 steps to help you strengthen and trust yourself so you won't be taken advantage of again.

In this episode of Fraud Busting Traci talks with Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman of the C-Suite Network and former executive at Kodak about his experiences with online dating fraud, corporate fraud he got sucked into without knowing and even how to safely handle wire transfers.  His view from the C-suite about fraud is eye opening.

Known as Britain's Greatest Fraudster, Tony stole 30 million British pounds over his career.  He takes us inside the mind of a fraudster from why he started fraud when he was young to his turning point in jail and how he helps individuals and companies protect themselves now with his We Fight Fraud organization.

Chuck takes us deep inside investment fraud and how to recognize the signs of it from trusted advisors. He'll reveal how he ended up in jail and what he learned there.

Holly Hoffman from Survivor Season 21 visits Fraud Busting to reveal if reality TV is real and how she uncovered deception in pursuit of the million dollar prize.

Top Economist Mary Kelly, Ph. D. visits Fraud Busting.  When the economy goes down fraud goes up.  In this episode we'll talk about why good people do bad things in tough times and what we can do to get the economy back on track.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Jay Kennedy visits Fraud Busting.  He's researched the impact of insider threat, employee theft and product counterfeiting on businesses around the globe.   These crimes are difficult to detect and profitable.  Discover how to spot it for yourself.

Meet Kelly Paxton, Certified Fraud Examiner and Pink Collar Crime expert.  Her insightful discussion on embezzlement and how honest people make bad decisions to get money is not to be missed.  Topics include if men or women are better at fraud , the crazy fraud cases she's investigated and The Fat Finger Caper. 

Traci Brown is the Fraud-Busting Body Language Expert.  She's spent the last 20 years uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight in crimes, politics and billion dollar business deals.  Listen for interviews with criminals, their victims and the law enforcement that got to the bottom of it to get the real and sometimes dark truth about what's really going on inside the crime, threats to your bottom l...