# The Fraud Archive – Iconic Cons, Scams and Financial Crimes explained in minutes Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a24720b250fa4918b1f9c64 Official site: https://shows.acast.com/the-fraud-archive Author: Jonathan Lo Piparo Episodes: 35 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903.md ## Episodes - [The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 5: A Name That Lasted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/the-original-con-how-charles-ponzi-invented-modern-fraud-part-5-a-name-that-lasted) — 2026-07-24T17:00:00+00:00 - [The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 4: The Collapse Begins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/the-original-con-how-charles-ponzi-invented-modern-fraud-part-4-the-collapse-begins) — 2026-07-23T17:00:00+00:00 - [The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 3: The Machinery of Belief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/the-original-con-how-charles-ponzi-invented-modern-fraud-part-3-the-machinery-of-belief) — 2026-07-22T17:00:00+00:00 - [The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 2: The Crowd and the Promise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/the-original-con-how-charles-ponzi-invented-modern-fraud-part-2-the-crowd-and-the-promise) — 2026-07-21T17:00:00+00:00 - [The Original Con: How Charles Ponzi Invented Modern Fraud - Part 1: The Postage Trick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/the-original-con-how-charles-ponzi-invented-modern-fraud-part-1-the-postage-trick) — 2026-07-20T17:00:00+00:00 - [Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 5: The Price of Belief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/wirecard-the-german-fintech-that-fooled-everyone-part-5-the-price-of-belief) — 2026-07-17T17:00:00+00:00 - [Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 4: Collapse in Public](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/wirecard-the-german-fintech-that-fooled-everyone-part-4-collapse-in-public) — 2026-07-16T17:00:00+00:00 - [Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 3: The Machinery of Deceit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/wirecard-the-german-fintech-that-fooled-everyone-part-3-the-machinery-of-deceit) — 2026-07-15T17:00:00+00:00 - [Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 2: Selling the Dream](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/wirecard-the-german-fintech-that-fooled-everyone-part-2-selling-the-dream) — 2026-07-14T17:00:00+00:00 - [Wirecard: The German FinTech That Fooled Everyone - Part 1: Building a Mirage in Bavaria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/wirecard-the-german-fintech-that-fooled-everyone-part-1-building-a-mirage-in-bavaria) — 2026-07-13T17:00:00+00:00 - [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 5: What the Ashes Revealed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room-were-lying-part-5-what-the-ashes-revealed) — 2026-07-10T17:00:00+00:00 - [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 4: The House Starts to Burn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room-were-lying-part-4-the-house-starts-to-burn) — 2026-07-09T17:00:00+00:00 - [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 3: The Machinery of Concealment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room-were-lying-part-3-the-machinery-of-concealment) — 2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00 - [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 2: Selling the Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room-were-lying-part-2-selling-the-future) — 2026-07-07T17:00:00+00:00 - [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 1: The First Clean Lie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room-were-lying-part-1-the-first-clean-lie) — 2026-07-06T17:00:00+00:00 - [1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 5: The Price of Belief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/1mdb-how-a-malaysian-sovereign-fund-was-looted-for-4-5-billion-part-5-the-price-of-belief) — 2026-07-03T17:00:00+00:00 - [1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 4: The Day the Story Broke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/1mdb-how-a-malaysian-sovereign-fund-was-looted-for-4-5-billion-part-4-the-day-the-story-broke) — 2026-07-02T17:00:00+00:00 - [1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 3: The Paper Trail of Theft](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/1mdb-how-a-malaysian-sovereign-fund-was-looted-for-4-5-billion-part-3-the-paper-trail-of-theft) — 2026-07-01T17:00:00+00:00 - [1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 2: The Pitch That Sold the Lie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/1mdb-how-a-malaysian-sovereign-fund-was-looted-for-4-5-billion-part-2-the-pitch-that-sold-the-lie) — 2026-06-30T17:00:00+00:00 - [1MDB: How a Malaysian Sovereign Fund Was Looted for $4.5 Billion - Part 1: The Promise That Opened the Door](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/1mdb-how-a-malaysian-sovereign-fund-was-looted-for-4-5-billion-part-1-the-promise-that-opened-the-door) — 2026-06-29T17:00:00+00:00 - [FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 5: What trust cost](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-5-what-trust-cost) — 2026-06-26T17:00:00+00:00 - [FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 4: Seventy-two hours](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-4-seventy-two-hours) — 2026-06-25T17:00:00+00:00 - [FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 3: The hidden pipeline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-3-the-hidden-pipeline) — 2026-06-24T17:00:00+00:00 - [FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 2: The confidence machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-2-the-confidence-machine) — 2026-06-23T17:00:00+00:00 - [FTX: The Fastest Collapse of a Crypto Empire - Part 1: The first lie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fraud-archive-iconic-cons-scams-and-financial-crimes-explained-in-minutes-7902903/ftx-the-fastest-collapse-of-a-crypto-empire-part-1-the-first-lie) — 2026-06-22T17:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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