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Filmtip: Top-5 of Fraudstorytelling Filmtips for 2021

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | December 30, 2021 Top-5 of Fraudstorytelling Filmtips for 2021: The Oligarchs It has hardly escaped anyone’s attention lately; a gas crisis is coming. News media have been reporting for weeks about rising gas prices this winter and its consequences for the average households. Aljazeera’s investigative unit unravels a high-stakes international plot by powerful Eastern…

Filmtip: Congo’s Missing Millions

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | December 23, 2021 Title: Congo’s Missing Millions Duration: 45 minutes Year: 2021 Producer: BBC Africa Eye documentary Link: https://www.fraudstorytelling.com/movies/congos-missing-millions/ Tagging: #businessethics, #corruption, #government Unlocking secrets from Africa’s biggest banking data leak, BBC Africa Eye reveals how millions of dollars of public funds ended up in the private bank accounts of businesses based in Democratic Republic…

Filmtip: Organized crime in Montenegro: Sweeping up corruption

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | December 17, 2021 Title: Organized crime in Montenegro: Sweeping up corruption Duration: 13 minutes Year: 2021 Producer: DW Documentary Link: https://www.fraudstorytelling.com/movies/organized-crime-in-montenegro-sweeping-up-corruption/ Tagging: #corruption, #government For decades, Montenegro has been unable to get organized crime under control. Rampant corruption is hindering development in the country, which is a candidate for EU membership. Now, Prime Minister Zdravko…

Filmtip: How to Lie Your Way to $34 Billion [Nikola Motors Fraud]

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | December 10, 2021 Title: How to Lie Your Way to $34 Billion [Nikola Motors Fraud] Duration: 25 minutes Year: 2021 Producer: ColdFusion Link: https://www.fraudstorytelling.com/movies/how-to-lie-your-way-to-34-billion-nikola-motors-fraud/ Tagging: #scam, #mobilityindustry Trevor Milton took the phrase “fake it till you make it” to the extreme. Let’s take a look at the wild story of Nikola Motors. Trevor Milton, who…

Filmtip: The Man Behind the World’s Biggest Financial Fraud

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | November 30, 2021 Title: The Man Behind the World’s Biggest Financial Fraud | Investigators Duration: 9 minutes Year: 2021 Producer: VICE News Link: https://www.fraudstorytelling.com/movies/the-man-behind-the-worlds-biggest-financial-fraud-investigators/ Tagging: #financialfruad, #financialmarkets This is the inside story of the world’s biggest financial fraud, the 1MDB scandal, where billions of dollars were stolen to fund the lavish lifestyle of businessman Jho…

Filmtip: The Rise of Money Launderers on Snapchat and Instagram | Crimewave

Fraudstorytelling | Weekly filmtips | November 18, 2021 Title: The Rise of Money Launderers on Snapchat and Instagram | Crimewave Duration: 14 minutes Year: 2021 Producer: VICE Link: https://www.fraudstorytelling.com/movies/the-rise-of-money-launderers-on-snapchat-and-instagram-crimewave/ Tagging: #moneylaundering, #financialmarkets Gangs are always looking for new ways to launder their money, and in cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester, using money mules has become one of their…