{"podcast":{"title":"Fraudsters","slug":"fraudsters-4890149","podcast_index_feed_id":4890149,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/3YtSHXzs","website_url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7210fe65-5aaa-4204-9d15-a391366c65cf/126c2f44-333e-44e7-ae6f-672cb7979a63/3000x3000/fraudsters-2024-show-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Last Podcast Network","episode_count":136,"summary":"Fraudsters is a true-crime comedy docuseries. Comedians Seena Ghaznavi, JD, Justin Williams, PhD, and Ariel Leaty bring you the scams you love from the fraudsters we hate. Our show merges the chat-cast and the deep-dive to take a humorous look at fraudsters that abuse trust, distort reality, and take advantage of vulnerable people financially. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Fraudsters ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:17:16.151163+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149"},"episode":{"title":"The Rise and Fall of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International","slug":"the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bank-of-credit-and-commerce-international","published_at":"2024-11-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bank-of-credit-and-commerce-international","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149","url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/3efcc19a-e279-40af-9726-47a519956c3f/episodes/1bfcb953-ccd8-4233-ae1b-549495cf86c8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=3efcc19a-e279-40af-9726-47a519956c3f&awEpisodeId=1bfcb953-ccd8-4233-ae1b-549495cf86c8&feed=3YtSHXzs","summary":"This week we’re taking a step back to Miami, 1987. South Beach is buzzing, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) looks like any other bank—until you take a closer look. BCCI was no ordinary financial institution. It was a global hub for money laundering, arms deals, and shady alliances with everyone from Columbian drug lords to CIA operatives. In this episode, we unravel the rise and fall of BCCI, led by Agha Hasan Abedi. From secretive offshore accounts to \"rent-a-face\" deals with Arab monarchs, this was a bank that did it all...until it all fell apart. Tune in now to catch the full story!","meta_description":"This week we’re taking a step back to Miami, 1987. South Beach is buzzing, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) looks like any other b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fraudsters-4890149/episodes/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bank-of-credit-and-commerce-international/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bank-of-credit-and-commerce-international.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}