Oh My Fraud

De: Caleb Newquist
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  • "Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies. Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.
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  • The Fraud That Keeps on Frauding
    May 7 2025
    From Spanish Prisoners to Nigerian Princes, advance fee scams have endured for centuries, relying on victims to follow the same formula: pay first, regret later.SponsorsRoutable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routableRightworks Rightnow 2025 - https://ohmyfraud.promo/rightnow2025 (use code OMF15 for 15% OFF)(00:00) - Introduction to Advanced Fee Scams(00:57) - Podcast Introduction and Listener Interaction(06:25) - Historical Background of Advanced Fee Scams(12:51) - Modern Variations and Techniques(16:12) - Psychological Manipulation in Scams(21:26) - Case Studies of Advanced Fee Scams(28:47) - How to Spot and Avoid Scams(35:22) - Conclusion and Final ThoughtsJoin Caleb and Greg live in New Jersey NJCPA Convention & Expo [NJCPA]HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.https://www.earmark.app/Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appCONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/Email us at ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.comSources:Advance-fee scam [Wikipedia]Spanish Prisoner [Wikipedia]Pigeon drop [Wikipedia]The 9 Lives of the Spanish Prisoner, the Treasure-Dangling Scam That Won’t Die [Atlas Obscura]AN OLD SWINDLE REVIVED. [NYT/TimesMachine]Nigerian Scams [Know Your Meme]We’re All Somebody’s Fool | Dan Simons & Chris Chabris [OMF]The Psychology Behind Advance Fee Scams [Fraud, Risk and Compliance]Chief Executive Officer And Orchestrator Of $10 Million Advance Fee And Alaskan Gold Mine Investment Schemes Sentenced To More Than 20 Years’ Imprisonment [DOJ]After Bilking Victims of $10 Million, Serial Swindler Is Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years [NYT]Lengthy Prison Term for Advance Fee Fraudster [FBI]Two Convicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Advance Fee and Alaskan Gold Mine Investment Schemes [FBI]The centuries-old scam still fooling thousands every year [Telegraph]Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam [Reuters]Nigeria investigates nearly 800 suspects arrested in massive cybercrime raid [VOA]EFCC bursts syndicate run by foreigners in Lagos operating crypto investment, romance scam [Ripples Nigeria]We’re Not a Bank in Kansas Anymore [OMF]363: Enforcers [This American Life]
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  • Australia’s Greatest Conman
    Apr 23 2025

    A respected leader of an Australian national search and rescue operation isn’t who he claims to be.

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    • (00:00) - - Introduction to Richard Flanagan and John Friedrich
    • (01:30) - - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (07:00) - - John Friedrich and the National Safety Council of Australia
    • (10:00) - - The Ash Wednesday Bushfires and NSC's Expansion
    • (16:42) - - Discovery of Financial Irregularities and Friedrich's Disappearance
    • (22:29) - - Friedrich's True Identity and Arrival in Australia
    • (25:59) - - Analysis Using the Fraud Triangle Framework
    • (30:59) - - Friedrich's Arrest, Legal Proceedings and Eventual Death
    • (35:29) - - Lessons Learned From the Friedrich Case and Wrap Up


    HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

    In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

    https://www.earmark.app/

    Download the app:

    Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
    Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

    Join Caleb and Greg live in New Jersey NJCPA Convention & Expo [NJCPA]

    CONNECT WITH CALEB
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

    Email us at ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com

    Sources:

    • Common seadragon [Wikipedia]
    • List of impostors [Wikipedia]
    • Fictional impostors [Wikipedia]
    • National Safety Council of Australia [Wikipedia]
    • Ash Wednesday bushfires [Wikipedia]
    • John Friedrich (fraudster) [Wikipedia]
    • The Story of John Friedrich: The Great Imposter [Australian Crime Stories / True Crime TV]
    • Mr John FRIEDRICH Medal of the Order of Australia [Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]
    • Friedrich and Flanagan: the con-man and his ghostwriter [Conversations / ABC]
    • Richard Flanagan on lies, literature, and Australia’s greatest conman [The Guardian]
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  • OMF at the Movies: The Informant!
    Apr 16 2025

    In this bonus episode, Caleb and his producer, Zach, discuss the 2009 film The Informant! Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, The Informant! is based on the true story of a 90s-era price fixing scheme involving the multinational food processing and commodities trading giant, Archer-Daniels Midland.


    • (00:00) - - Welcome to Oh My Fraud at the Movies
    • (02:45) - - Introduction to "The Informant" (2009)
    • (06:35) - - Plot Overview and Initial Setup
    • (12:45) - - The Price Fixing Scheme
    • (20:35) - - The FBI Investigation
    • (24:50) - - The Plot Twist
    • (34:30) - - The Outcome
    • (39:05) - - Connections to Other Fraud Cases
    • (42:20) - - Wrap-up and Final Thoughts


    HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

    In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

    Download the app:

    Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
    Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

    Join Caleb and Greg live in New Jersey NJCPA Convention & Expo [NJCPA]

    CONNECT WITH CALEB
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

    Email us at ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130080/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Informant!

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