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The Fraud Archive – Iconic Cons, Scams and Financial Crimes explained in minutes

Author: Jonathan Lo Piparo
Feed episode count: 35
Official site: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive
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Summary

The Fraud Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to the stories that shaped our world. This series unmasks history's greatest cons, scams, and financial deceptions: the Ponzi schemes, accounting frauds, crypto collapses, pyramid schemes, and con artists who fooled investors, regulators, and entire nations. From Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff to Enron, Theranos, Wirecard, and FTX, each episode brings a true story of deception to life as a documentary-style narrative: how the scheme worked, who fell for it, and how it finally unraveled. Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://thearchivenetwork.com/support Discover more at: https://thefraudarchive.com https://thearchivenetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested

The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 5: A Name That Lasted

Duration seconds: 422
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/charles-ponzi-aftermath

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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 4: The Collapse Begins

Duration seconds: 434
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/charles-ponzi-unraveling

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 3: The Machinery of Belief

Duration seconds: 430
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/charles-ponzi-mechanics

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 2: The Crowd and the Promise

Duration seconds: 411
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/charles-ponzi-scheme

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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 1: The Postage Trick

Duration seconds: 375
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/charles-ponzi-setup

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 5: The Price of Belief

Duration seconds: 373
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/wirecard-aftermath

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 4: Collapse in Public

Duration seconds: 341
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/wirecard-unraveling

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 3: The Machinery of Deceit

Duration seconds: 434
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/wirecard-mechanics

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 2: Selling the Dream

Duration seconds: 360
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/wirecard-scheme

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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 1: Building a Mirage in Bavaria

Duration seconds: 400
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/wirecard-setup

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 5: What the Ashes Revealed

Duration seconds: 420
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/enron-aftermath

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 4: The House Starts to Burn

Duration seconds: 347
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/enron-unraveling

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 3: The Machinery of Concealment

Duration seconds: 410
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/enron-mechanics

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 2: Selling the Future

Duration seconds: 402
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/enron-scheme

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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 1: The First Clean Lie

Duration seconds: 341
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/enron-setup

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 5: The Price of Belief

Duration seconds: 472
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/1malaysia-development-berhad-aftermath

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 4: The Day the Story Broke

Duration seconds: 402
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/1malaysia-development-berhad-unraveling

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 3: The Paper Trail of Theft

Duration seconds: 459
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/1malaysia-development-berhad-mechanics

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 2: The Pitch That Sold the Lie

Duration seconds: 465
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/1malaysia-development-berhad-scheme

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 1: The Promise That Opened the Door

Duration seconds: 421
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/1malaysia-development-berhad-setup

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 5: What trust cost

Duration seconds: 520
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-aftermath

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 4: Seventy-two hours

Duration seconds: 427
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-unraveling

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 3: The hidden pipeline

Duration seconds: 459
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-mechanics

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 2: The confidence machine

Duration seconds: 428
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-scheme

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 1: The first lie

Duration seconds: 413
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive/episodes/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-setup

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