Archives of #Fraud

How To Detect Investment Fraud

programme, speakers November 9, 2018
Detecting investment fraud is easy if you know what to look for. Since 1997, OffshoreAlert has exposed more than 175 investment frauds and helped law enforcement and regulators hold those responsible accountable. At next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London, OffshoreAlert’s owner an...

Gutting The Billion Dollar Whale

programme November 6, 2018
A $5 billion fraud perpetrated by Malaysian financier Jho Low via an entity known as 1MDB is as audacious a scam as you will find, involving Hollywood, politics, Goldman Sachs, and the financial elite. At this month’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London, The Wall Street Journal reporter Bradley...

Scamming the World: SE Asia’s Boiler Rooms

oaclondon, programme November 2, 2018
Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia are hotbeds of criminality, places where expatriate investment fraudsters operate boiler rooms with seeming impunity as they set about swindling foreigners living in the world’s major countries, many of whom are pensioners. Investigative journalist An...
Blockchain & Offshore: How To Avoid a Bad Romance

Blockchain & Offshore: How To Avoid a Bad Romance

programme, speakers July 23, 2018
Offshore financial centres have great expectations that blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will be their next big earners. Laws are being passed and a battle for jurisdictional dominance is underway. But there are substantial reputational and financial risks for jurisdictions that don’...