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Fraud Files

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Dive into the murky world of white-collar crime and corporate fraud!

Join us for riveting episodes of 'Fraud Files' where we shine the spotlight and expose the facts behind major frauds, financial crimes and scams.

Hosted by Edward, a forensic accountant with first hand experience encountering frauds and fraudsters.

Also available on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts.

New episodes drop every second Tuesday.

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S1 · E22
Tuesday · 23 min
Point of Sale SCAMS
Everyone has almost certainly been on the wrong end of a point of sale scam at some point, and probably many times. They just didn't know it. Or if they did, they didn't do anything about it. And that's what makes this category of fraud so attractive to those who commit it. But your money is better staying in your pocket instead of theirs. Every little helps! Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E21
October 13 · 21 min
Con Artist for a day!
How easy is it to fool people? A story about how and why a con works - and what it reveals about trust, authority and deception. Edward goes undercover at a major sporting event, and experiences what it is like being a con artist, for a day! Confused? Listen to the episode! Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E20
September 15 · 17 min
Hide and Seek with the Taxman
Think you can hide a little money from the taxman? In this episode we show how you can run, but you can't hide from the taxman. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E19
August 25 · 27 min
Tip of the Iceberg
It starts out as shady dealings in a property deal but what lies beneath turns out to be far greater. And in a bizarre twist, we also hear about tabloid claims and court proceedings involving sex, lies and tapes. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E18
August 11 · 17 min
Catch Me If You Can
A sporting hero. A prestigious bank. Over half a million euros taken. Edward explores why a man with everything would risk it all, and asks the uncomfortable question: did part of him want to get caught? Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E17
July 28 · 17 min
The Hand in the Cookie Jar
A teenage girl systematically steals from her younger sister's bank account. But this story is more than theft - it's about family betrayal and the psychology of why young people commit fraud. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E16
July 14 · 12 min
Call the Police
Impersonators posing as police officers gain entry to a family home. What follows is a terrifying armed robbery. A story about the people you'd call for help, turn out to be the threat. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E15
June 30 · 15 min
Bonnie and Clyde Tenants
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 updates. Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E14
June 17 · 19 min
Perfect Strangers for Perfect Swindlers
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, 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E13
April 28 · 22 min
White collar, brass neck
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 Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E12
March 31 · 11 min
Freud on Fraud
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 questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E11
March 10 · 28 min
I'm Batman! A true story of fraud and recovery.
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 their money back, against all the odds. 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E10
February 17 · 11 min
Cooking the Books
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. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E9
January 27 · 19 min
AI - The Accounting Time Bomb
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 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E8
January 6 · 21 min
A Can of Worms
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, 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E7
Dec 22, 2025 · 21 min
Chinese Takeaways
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 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E6
Dec 16, 2025 · 25 min
Shanghai Surprise! - part two
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!' This is a 'must listen' for those who have or are considering investing in property schemes overseas, as valuable lessons can be learned from the red flags in this case file. 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E5
Dec 9, 2025 · 13 min
Shanghai Surprise! - part one
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 by corruption, engages in unscrupulous and unethical behaviour and takes advantage of credulous and gullible investors back home. 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E4
Dec 2, 2025 · 14 min
The Ponzi Nice Guy - part two
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 and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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S1 · E3
Nov 25, 2025 · 9 min
The Ponzi Nice Guy - part one
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 or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube 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? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode
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