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The Fraud Archive Dialogues

The Fraud Archive Dialogues

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The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network, a collection of podcasts dedicated to the stories that shaped our world.


Every episode is a conversation. Aurelius and Malik, curators of The Fraud Archive, take a single case, a Ponzi scheme, an accounting fraud, a crypto collapse, a con that fooled investors, auditors and entire nations, and work through it together from beginning to end. One traces how the scheme was built: the mechanics, the numbers, the machinery of belief that kept it standing. The other presses on what that account leaves out, who actually lost, why intelligent people believed, what the regulators missed, and what the whole affair says about the systems that allowed it.


From Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff to Enron, Theranos, Wirecard and FTX, these are not summaries. Each episode is one complete story, examined from both sides in a single sitting.


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  • The Fyre Festival: Influencer Marketing Meets Fraud

    The Fyre Festival: Influencer Marketing Meets Fraud
    Aug 13 2026
    Billy McFarland didn’t start with a beach. He started with a story. And in the startup world he came from, story could move money faster than proof.New York’s startup scene rewarded speed, presentation, and charm. It was a place where weak ideas could sound inevitable. McFarland understood that. By the time Fyre Festival took shape, the culture was already primed to confuse confidence with substance.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 31 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/fyre-festival-billy-mcfarland


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    31 Min.
  • Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank

    Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank
    Aug 12 2026
    Nick Leeson did not look like a man about to destroy Britain’s oldest merchant bank. He looked like a junior trader doing well in a distant office. But the first lie was already inside the numbers, and Barings was still calling it success.Barings Bank was old, respected, and proud of its history. Founded in seventeen sixty-two, it carried the weight of centuries. But by the late nineteen eighties and early nineteen nineties, prestige was not enough. Derivatives were changing the business. Banks wanted profits from faster markets, especially in Asia, and they wanted them without the inconvenience of constant oversight. That appetite created the opening. Barings wanted the upside of modern finance, but it did not build the controls that modern finance demanded.Nick Leeson was born in Watford in nineteen sixty-seven. He came from a working-class English background. He was not born into the bank’s inner circle. He earned his way into the system through ordinary ambition. That matters, because the collapse of Barings was not built by a cartoon villain from the start. It was built by a system that trusted the look of competence more than it trusted the hard work of checking the numbers.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 31 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/barings-bank-nick-leeson


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    31 Min.
  • OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain

    OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain
    Aug 11 2026
    Picture a woman stepping onto a stage, lights blazing, applause thundering, and a promise in her voice: this is your chance to join the future. Most people in the room don't realize what they're really buying isn't a coin, but a story.In the years before OneCoin became a global sensation, Ruja Ignatova was already a master of appearances. Raised in Bulgaria and later educated in Germany, she knew the power of credentials and polish. She held a law degree and had stints in business and consulting, but the real lesson she learned was in persuasion. Technical mastery wasn't what opened doors. It was the confidence to look like you belonged, and the ability to sell belief before explaining any product.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 33 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/onecoin-ruja-ignatova


    The Fraud Archive Dialogues is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures. In every episode, curators Aurelius and Malik take one case of fraud,

    deception or financial crime and work through it together — one building the account, the other pressing on what it leaves out.


    The Archive Network is an independent project. Everything is free, with no ads and no paywalls. Support doesn't unlock anything; it simply

    keeps the work going:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com/support


    Explore this archive:


    https://thefraudarchive.com


    Discover more archives and stories:


    https://thearchivenetwork.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 Min.
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