Episodes

  • Negative ROI
    Jul 10 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the Hairless Bald Eagle, Jeff Hare, and the charming and available voice of reason Kacey V.

    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies?

    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode Negative ROI. The Rhino Onward International (ROI) scandal involves a $46 million renewable energy swindle centered around false promises in the green hydrogen industry. Launched in 2022, ROI, led by Paul Croft and J.D. Frost, claimed it would build a green hydrogen plant worth $530 million. They attracted $31 million from over 200 investors, many of whom were their accounting and tax advisory clients, believing in the legitimacy of their venture.

    Hence the title Negative ROI and one could say Frost froze those investors assets.

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    36 mins
  • Big Cat Phishing
    May 29 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the Bold Bald Eagle, Jeff Hare, with no hair and the much-needed voice of reason Kacey V.
    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies?
    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.
    This week’s episode Big Cat Phishing. This week we are going to talk about the #1 Cyber Attack reported by the FBI in 2023 and that is Phishing/Spoofing. According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report for 2023, phishing and spoofing emerged as the top cyber threat, accounting for 39% of the 758,000+ complaints filed throughout the year. Shockingly, all these incidents resulted in total losses exceeding $12.5 billion.*
    Given these staggering statistics, it's crucial for organizations to assess their susceptibility to such attacks.

    Guest star: Victory Technologies, Victor Dennis
    Victory Technology - Proactive Managed IT Services - Knoxville, TN

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    51 mins
  • Deep Fake Out - Artificial Intelligence
    Apr 17 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the truly heroic Ironman 2, Jeff Hare with no hair, and the oh so charming, voice of reason Kacey V. How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies? Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.
    This week’s episode Deepfake Out. AI turned against us reminds me of Terminator. Machines take over and wipe out the humans. Well, this is less violent, but still AI was used to impersonate visually a CFO to request $25 million be transferred to the fraudsters using deepfake technology in a video conference call. Sound unbelievable, it just happened a couple months ago.

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    34 mins
  • A Bit Conned
    Mar 13 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the truly heroic Ironman 2, Jeff Hare with no hair, and the oh so charming, voice of reason Kacey V. How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies? Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode A Bit Conned. Last season we explored the FTX bankruptcy of the major crypto currency exchange. This story of Ray Trapani and Centra Tech is even more unbelievable because he scammed $32 million from investors and ultimately got away with it. The Netflix show Bitconned is almost con itself since Ray laughs at how he becomes famous lying, cheating, stealing, and ratting out his partner to get away with the scam. This kid boasts that he has always wanted to be a criminal and rich.
    #Bitcoin

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    40 mins
  • Better Call Conn
    Feb 7 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the Ironman 2, Jeff Hare, and the voice of reason Kacey V.

    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies?

    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode Better Call Conn. One might call Social Security the biggest scam, but Eric Conn found a way to hit SSA with the largest Social Security scam to the tune of half a billion dollars. A real Saul Goodman, maybe the character they based Better Call Saul off of?

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    34 mins
  • Fraud in the Office: Meet The Cast
    Jan 10 2024

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the bald eagle, Jeff Hare, and the voice of reason Kacey V.

    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies?

    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode is Meet the Cast. We'll talk about Fraud in the Office, who we are and why we exist.

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    42 mins
  • Fraud Or Not: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce
    Nov 29 2023

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside Jeff Hare, the infamous Bald Eagle, and the voice of reason Kacey V.

    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies?

    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode is Fraud or Not. We will take a scenario, review it, and discuss who thinks it is a fraud or not. We will vote and also like our fraudience to participate and let us know what you think.

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    36 mins
  • Crypto Dexter
    Nov 15 2023

    Welcome to FRAUD IN THE OFFICE –a true fraud podcast. I’m Matthew Rekers alongside the Ironman 2, Jeff Hare, and the voice of reason Kacey V.

    How do ordinary people steal extraordinary amounts of money from big companies.

    Tune into FRAUD IN THE OFFICE and discover the WHO, THE HOW, and THE WHAT NOW.

    This week’s episode is Crypto Dexter. A thief of other thieves and other bad guys. Learn how this 28-year-old Georgia graduate Jimmy Zhong pulled off the largest crypto heist of the dark webs silk road to the tune of 3 billion. Even more fascinating is how he got caught.

    The devil went down to Georgia.
    Jimmy rosin up your crypto and play your fiddle hard,
    Cause Hell’s broke loose in Georgia and the devil steals those cards.

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    35 mins