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  • Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)

    Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)
    Aug 12 2026

    A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast.


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    Sources:

    • Did you read? [r/portlandia]
    • Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia]
    • The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)]
    • David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian]
    • Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia]
    • Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)]
    • Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR]
    • The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine]
    • List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia]
    • Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh]
    • Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]
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    45 Min.
  • LA Fraud Confidential

    LA Fraud Confidential
    Jul 29 2026

    Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught.


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  • Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies

    Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies
    Jul 15 2026

    In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century.


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    Resources

    • Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube]
    • I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]
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    1 Std. und 23 Min.
  • OneCoin to Fraud Them All

    OneCoin to Fraud Them All
    Jul 1 2026
    During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen.SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCESRuja Ignatova [Wikipedia]OneCoin [Wikipedia]Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia]Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]"Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice]How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN]FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post]US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters]Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC]A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz]Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune]The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune]The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates]The OneCoin Scam: the Dazzling Story of the Biggest Crypto Ponzi in History [CoinMarketCap]Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air [CrimeReads]The Missing Cryptoqueen Details the Rise and Fall of Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin Con [Reason]Subpoenaed emails reveal OneCoin was fraudulent from inception [BehindMLM]OneCoin literally a relaunch of the BigCoin Ponzi scheme [BehindMLM]OneCoin investment packages approach a quarter million Euros [BehindMLM]OneCoin debut €118,000 EUR investment package [BehindMLM]OneCoin under regulatory investigation in Germany [BehindMLM]Fourteen OneCoin promoters indicted in Italy [BehindMLM]Konstantin Ignatov receives time served for OneCoin fraud [BehindMLM]OneCoin's Ruja Ignatova indicted in Germany [BehindMLM]OneCoin Research Paper: Islamic Ruling [Islamic Portal]Cryptoqueen's brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report [Cointelegraph]Cryptoqueen's Brother Gets Time Served for Leading OneCoin Scam [Bloomberg]OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering [Investing.com / Cointelegraph]Fugitive 'cryptoqueen' accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam [The Independent / AOL]US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million [The Record]Missing 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova 'May Be Hiding in Russia' [Decrypt]OneCoin fraudster Ruja Ignatova reportedly hiding in Russia to avoid arrest [Invezz]Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin's $4 Billion Fraud Mastermind, Is Alive And In South Africa, German Police Suspects [Benzinga]
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    44 Min.
  • Roll with Trevor’s Changes

    Roll with Trevor’s Changes
    Jun 17 2026
    A serial entrepreneur sets out to transform the trucking industry.SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCESTrevor Milton [Wikipedia]Nikola Corporation [Wikipedia]Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Availability [DOE]Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Nikola Corporation CEO Trevor Milton Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Trump Pardons Nikola Founder Trevor Milton in Securities Fraud Case [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail for Fraudulent Claims [ABC News]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors [CNN]Nikola: How to Parlay An Ocean of Lies Into a Partnership With the Largest Auto OEM in America [Hindenburg Research]Nikola Admits Semi Truck Prototype Rolled Downhill in Promo [Futurism]Prosecutor Calls Nikola Founder a 'Con Man' in Closing Argument [FreightWaves]Prosecution Rests in Nikola Founder Trevor Milton's Fraud Trial [FreightWaves]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Won't Testify in His Fraud Trial [Transport Topics]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Stands Trial on Fraud Charges [CNBC]For Trevor Milton's Business Partners, Warning Signs Emerged Years Before Nikola Downfall [CNN]The Rise and Fall of Nikola Founder Trevor Milton [MEL Magazine]Nikola's Trevor Milton Left a Trail of Bitterness on His Way to Founding the Electric-Truck Startup [Yahoo Finance]Nikola's Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders [Transport Topics]The Nikola Scandal Is a Cautionary Tale About Green Tech's Gauzy Promises [The New Republic]For Trevor Milton's business partners, warning signs emerged years before Nikola downfall [CNN Business]Trevor Milton and Nikola Just Another Page in Trucking History [Commercial Carrier Journal]How Much Are You Spending on Fuel Compared to Other Owner-Operators? [ATBS]California Hydrogen Highway [Wikipedia]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Details Call With Trump Ahead of Pardon [WSJ News via YouTube]Nikola founder says $2 million in political donations to Trump had nothing to do with pardon [12 News via YouTube]
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    59 Min.
  • Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Producers (1967)

    Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Producers (1967)
    Jun 3 2026

    Caleb and Zach discuss the classic Mel Brooks satire, "The Producers."

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    50 Min.
  • For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.

    For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.
    May 20 2026

    Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks


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    Music: "Offenbach Can Can / Infernal Gallop" provided by Gregor Quendel / Classicals.de
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    Sources:

    Introduction:

    • Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say [NYT]


    Act I:

    • Arthur Furguson [Wikipedia]
    • Brooklyn Bridge [Wikipedia]
    • George C. Parker [Wikipedia]
    • Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night [Wikipedia]
    • FAILURE OF J. LLOYD HAIGH.; EMBARRASSED BY HIS WIRE CONTRACT WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES [NYT]
    • J. LLOYD HAIGH ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE. [NYT]
    • For You, Half Price [NYT]


    Act II:

    • Eiffel Tower [Wikipedia]
    • Victor Lustig [Wikipedia]
    • Victor Lustig [Biography via Wayback Machine]
    • The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. [Smithsonian]
    • The Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived [Smithsonian]
    • The long con of underworld grifter ‘Count’ Victor Lustig [The Mob Museum]
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    42 Min.
  • Lou Pearlman: The King of Ponzi Pop

    Lou Pearlman: The King of Ponzi Pop
    May 6 2026
    In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands.SponsorsFishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCES:Lou Pearlman [Wikipedia]Baron Blimp Lou Pearlman, head of Airship International Ltd., is fulfilling adolescent dreams of glory [Sports Illustrated]Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Impresario, Blimp Tycoon, and Bunco Artist, Dead at 62 [Slate]How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme [ABC News]*NSYNC, O-Town members on learning the truth about Lou Pearlman [ABC News]*NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys: The True Story Behind Their Epic Boy Band Rivalry [E! Online]Lance Bass on the 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys rivalry: 'The animosity was real' [Yahoo Entertainment]Backstreet Boys Turn 25: Untold Stories [Entertainment Tonight]Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America's Biggest Ponzi Schemes [A&E]Pop Dreams and Ponzi Schemes [Schneider Downs]The "Con" in Trans Continental: Lou Pearlman [Gavin P. Smith]AS HE RAN, CASE WAS BUILT [Tampa Bay Times]IN JAIL AND ON THE PHONE, LOU PEARLMAN REVERSES THE CHARGES [Tampa Bay Times]Victims who lost millions in Pearlman Ponzi scheme could recover a pittance [WFTV]Backstreet Boys' Lou Pearlman's Prison Interview: My Ponzi Scheme Was Smarter Than Madoff's [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman Dead: Remembering the Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and More [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman, disgraced creator of 'NSync and Backstreet Boys, dies [NBC News]Netflix's 'Dirty Pop' exposes Lou Pearlman's deceptive role in 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys' fame [MSNBC]The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' [Netflix Tudum]The True Story Behind Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam [TIME]10 Most Shocking Reveals From Netflix's Dirty Pop [Screen Rant]The Biggest Revelations From Dirty Pop [Den of Geek]Mad About the Boys [Vanity Fair]Inside the rise and fall of the record store chain Tower Records [Clicktrack]Viewpoint: The Backstreet Boys phenomenon [BYU Daily Universe]Remembering Lou Pearlman: The Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC & More [Billboard]The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story [YouTube Originals]The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History — Tyler Gray
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    50 Min.