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The Debt Costs More If You Own Less

Oct 20, 2026

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14 min read

The Debt Costs More If You Own Less

Washington paid $1.05 trillion in interest last year, more than half of what it borrowed. Interest flows to bondholders, and the bill hits people who don't own bonds hardest, and the gold salesmen are already calling.

The Fraudfather
The Fraudfather

Romance Scams

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They'll Pay You 10% to Borrow Your Bank Account

Oct 13, 2026

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16 min read

They'll Pay You 10% to Borrow Your Bank Account

A laundering crew hired 15,000 Americans and never paid one of them. This holiday season, the offer is 10% for the use of your account, and the bill comes later.

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The Fraudfather

Fraud

+7

They Told Her to Buy Gold for Safekeeping

Oct 6, 2026

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13 min read

They Told Her to Buy Gold for Safekeeping

A 78-year-old handed $318,459 in gold bars to a fake Treasury agent in a Walmart parking lot. Plus, the impostors selling land they don't own.

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The Fraudfather

Crypto Security

+7

A Soldier Allegedly Bet on His Own Secret Mission

Sep 29, 2026

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14 min read

A Soldier Allegedly Bet on His Own Secret Mission

The people who get caught betting on secrets use their own names. Plus: the fake detective who asked for nothing.

The Fraudfather
The Fraudfather

Self-Deception

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The $0 Fraud Kit in Your Camera Roll

Jun 23, 2026

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8 min read

The $0 Fraud Kit in Your Camera Roll

AI can fake a burned kitchen, clean the metadata, and hand insurers a claim photo that looks boring enough to believe. The bill lands on everyone with a policy.

The Fraudfather
The Fraudfather

Money

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Dead Drop No. 101: They Told You It Was Raining

May 19, 2026

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11 min read

Dead Drop No. 101: They Told You It Was Raining

Three settlements landed in seven days. All three flowed against the public interest. All three ran through the same address. The promise is built for the public. The payout is built for the connected. Both numbers are real. Only one of them is theater.

The Fraudfather
The Fraudfather

Persuasion

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Trust was the Collateral

May 5, 2026

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17 min read

Trust was the Collateral

$140 million Ponzi from his Coweta County church and Republican network for 4 years. Same archetype as Crundwell. Different costume.

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The Fraudfather

Fraud

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The Most Trusted Person In The Room

Apr 21, 2026

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11 min read

The Most Trusted Person In The Room

How the Dixon, IL city comptroller stole $53.7 million over 22 years, why nobody caught her, and what the largest municipal fraud in American history tells you about the person sitting closest to your money, plus: the Pardon Ledger grows, and a bear suit walks into an insurance claim

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The Fraudfather

The Fraudfather's Dead Drop

While you're living your life, professional fraudsters are studying it. They're mapping your habits, exploiting your trust, and perfecting schemes to steal everything you've built. The Dead Drop delivers weekly intelligence from the front lines of financial warfare to over 10,000 readers who refuse to be easy targets. Real fraud breakdowns. The psychology behind why deception works. Emerging criminal tactics before they hit the mainstream. Defensive strategies built from two decades of actually hunting these people. This isn't feel-good security advice. It's field intelligence from someone who has sat across the table from the criminals who think you're a soft target. In the war against fraud, ignorance isn't bliss. It's bankruptcy.


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