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  • Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)

    Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)
    2026/08/12

    A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast.


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    Sources:

    • Did you read? [r/portlandia]
    • Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia]
    • The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)]
    • David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian]
    • Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia]
    • Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)]
    • Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR]
    • The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine]
    • List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia]
    • Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh]
    • Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]
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  • LA Fraud Confidential

    LA Fraud Confidential
    2026/07/29

    Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught.


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  • Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies

    Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies
    2026/07/15

    In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century.


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    Resources

    • Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube]
    • I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]
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  • OneCoin to Fraud Them All

    OneCoin to Fraud Them All
    2026/07/01
    During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen.SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCESRuja Ignatova [Wikipedia]OneCoin [Wikipedia]Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia]Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]"Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice]How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN]FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post]US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters]Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC]A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz]Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune]The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune]The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates]The OneCoin Scam: the Dazzling Story of the Biggest Crypto Ponzi in History [CoinMarketCap]Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air [CrimeReads]The Missing Cryptoqueen Details the Rise and Fall of Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin Con [Reason]Subpoenaed emails reveal OneCoin was fraudulent from inception [BehindMLM]OneCoin literally a relaunch of the BigCoin Ponzi scheme [BehindMLM]OneCoin investment packages approach a quarter million Euros [BehindMLM]OneCoin debut €118,000 EUR investment package [BehindMLM]OneCoin under regulatory investigation in Germany [BehindMLM]Fourteen OneCoin promoters indicted in Italy [BehindMLM]Konstantin Ignatov receives time served for OneCoin fraud [BehindMLM]OneCoin's Ruja Ignatova indicted in Germany [BehindMLM]OneCoin Research Paper: Islamic Ruling [Islamic Portal]Cryptoqueen's brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report [Cointelegraph]Cryptoqueen's Brother Gets Time Served for Leading OneCoin Scam [Bloomberg]OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering [Investing.com / Cointelegraph]Fugitive 'cryptoqueen' accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam [The Independent / AOL]US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million [The Record]Missing 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova 'May Be Hiding in Russia' [Decrypt]OneCoin fraudster Ruja Ignatova reportedly hiding in Russia to avoid arrest [Invezz]Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin's $4 Billion Fraud Mastermind, Is Alive And In South Africa, German Police Suspects [Benzinga]
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  • Roll with Trevor’s Changes

    Roll with Trevor’s Changes
    2026/06/17
    A serial entrepreneur sets out to transform the trucking industry.SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCESTrevor Milton [Wikipedia]Nikola Corporation [Wikipedia]Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Availability [DOE]Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Nikola Corporation CEO Trevor Milton Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Trump Pardons Nikola Founder Trevor Milton in Securities Fraud Case [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail for Fraudulent Claims [ABC News]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors [CNN]Nikola: How to Parlay An Ocean of Lies Into a Partnership With the Largest Auto OEM in America [Hindenburg Research]Nikola Admits Semi Truck Prototype Rolled Downhill in Promo [Futurism]Prosecutor Calls Nikola Founder a 'Con Man' in Closing Argument [FreightWaves]Prosecution Rests in Nikola Founder Trevor Milton's Fraud Trial [FreightWaves]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Won't Testify in His Fraud Trial [Transport Topics]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Stands Trial on Fraud Charges [CNBC]For Trevor Milton's Business Partners, Warning Signs Emerged Years Before Nikola Downfall [CNN]The Rise and Fall of Nikola Founder Trevor Milton [MEL Magazine]Nikola's Trevor Milton Left a Trail of Bitterness on His Way to Founding the Electric-Truck Startup [Yahoo Finance]Nikola's Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders [Transport Topics]The Nikola Scandal Is a Cautionary Tale About Green Tech's Gauzy Promises [The New Republic]For Trevor Milton's business partners, warning signs emerged years before Nikola downfall [CNN Business]Trevor Milton and Nikola Just Another Page in Trucking History [Commercial Carrier Journal]How Much Are You Spending on Fuel Compared to Other Owner-Operators? [ATBS]California Hydrogen Highway [Wikipedia]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Details Call With Trump Ahead of Pardon [WSJ News via YouTube]Nikola founder says $2 million in political donations to Trump had nothing to do with pardon [12 News via YouTube]
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  • Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Producers (1967)

    Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Producers (1967)
    2026/06/03

    Caleb and Zach discuss the classic Mel Brooks satire, "The Producers."

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  • For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.

    For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.
    2026/05/20

    Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks


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    Music: "Offenbach Can Can / Infernal Gallop" provided by Gregor Quendel / Classicals.de
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    Sources:

    Introduction:

    • Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say [NYT]


    Act I:

    • Arthur Furguson [Wikipedia]
    • Brooklyn Bridge [Wikipedia]
    • George C. Parker [Wikipedia]
    • Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night [Wikipedia]
    • FAILURE OF J. LLOYD HAIGH.; EMBARRASSED BY HIS WIRE CONTRACT WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES [NYT]
    • J. LLOYD HAIGH ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE. [NYT]
    • For You, Half Price [NYT]


    Act II:

    • Eiffel Tower [Wikipedia]
    • Victor Lustig [Wikipedia]
    • Victor Lustig [Biography via Wayback Machine]
    • The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. [Smithsonian]
    • The Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived [Smithsonian]
    • The long con of underworld grifter ‘Count’ Victor Lustig [The Mob Museum]
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  • Lou Pearlman: The King of Ponzi Pop

    Lou Pearlman: The King of Ponzi Pop
    2026/05/06
    In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands.SponsorsFishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCES:Lou Pearlman [Wikipedia]Baron Blimp Lou Pearlman, head of Airship International Ltd., is fulfilling adolescent dreams of glory [Sports Illustrated]Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Impresario, Blimp Tycoon, and Bunco Artist, Dead at 62 [Slate]How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme [ABC News]*NSYNC, O-Town members on learning the truth about Lou Pearlman [ABC News]*NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys: The True Story Behind Their Epic Boy Band Rivalry [E! Online]Lance Bass on the 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys rivalry: 'The animosity was real' [Yahoo Entertainment]Backstreet Boys Turn 25: Untold Stories [Entertainment Tonight]Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America's Biggest Ponzi Schemes [A&E]Pop Dreams and Ponzi Schemes [Schneider Downs]The "Con" in Trans Continental: Lou Pearlman [Gavin P. Smith]AS HE RAN, CASE WAS BUILT [Tampa Bay Times]IN JAIL AND ON THE PHONE, LOU PEARLMAN REVERSES THE CHARGES [Tampa Bay Times]Victims who lost millions in Pearlman Ponzi scheme could recover a pittance [WFTV]Backstreet Boys' Lou Pearlman's Prison Interview: My Ponzi Scheme Was Smarter Than Madoff's [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman Dead: Remembering the Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and More [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman, disgraced creator of 'NSync and Backstreet Boys, dies [NBC News]Netflix's 'Dirty Pop' exposes Lou Pearlman's deceptive role in 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys' fame [MSNBC]The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' [Netflix Tudum]The True Story Behind Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam [TIME]10 Most Shocking Reveals From Netflix's Dirty Pop [Screen Rant]The Biggest Revelations From Dirty Pop [Den of Geek]Mad About the Boys [Vanity Fair]Inside the rise and fall of the record store chain Tower Records [Clicktrack]Viewpoint: The Backstreet Boys phenomenon [BYU Daily Universe]Remembering Lou Pearlman: The Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC & More [Billboard]The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story [YouTube Originals]The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History — Tyler Gray
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