DANNY DE HEK
Scammers rely on silence. We make noise.
Welcome to the Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance, led by Danny de Hek, a New Zealand investigative journalist whose work exposing scams, Ponzi schemes, MLMs and financial fraud has been featured by The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Guardian, ABC Australia, RNZ and others.
This podcast takes you inside real investigations.
We follow the money, identify the people behind fraudulent operations, examine corporate records, court documents, blockchain transactions, marketing material, leaked communications and digital evidence — then put what we find into the public record.
Some investigations begin with a victim contacting me. Others start with an anonymous tip, a suspicious Zoom meeting, a cryptocurrency wallet, a court filing, or an Avenger somewhere in the world saying: “Danny, you need to look at this.”
The Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance brings together researchers, whistleblowers, victims and ordinary people who are tired of watching scammers operate without scrutiny.
Patreon helps fund that work and gives supporters a closer look behind the investigations — including updates, evidence, developing stories and material that doesn't always fit into a YouTube video.
I don't accept payment to remove investigations. I don't sell reputation management. And when someone I investigate disagrees with my reporting, I give them the opportunity to respond.
The objective is simple:
Investigate. Analyse. Expose. Protect.
If you're a victim, whistleblower or you've discovered something that deserves investigating, get in touch.
Scams thrive in darkness. The Avengers turn on the lights.
DANNY DE HEK
Christopher Delgado's Jailhouse Jam
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[Intro]
Ha-ha...
Oh yeah...
Hey Christopher...
Thought the spotlight would last forever?
Now the whole world's watching...
Let's go!
[Verse 1]
Walked in flashing all that gold,
Thought the story would never get old.
Private jets and designer shoes,
Now it's breaking evening news.
Selling dreams from stage to stage,
Writing promises on every page.
Everybody bought the fantasy,
Now the truth's on national TV.
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, hear those sirens calling,
Every domino is falling.
Thought the music would never stop,
Now the beat goes "knock, knock, knock."
[Chorus]
Every time that courtroom door swings wide,
I hear blue lights flashing in my mind.
Thought you wrote yourself a masterpiece...
Now you're reading guilty pleas.
Yeah, the gavel goes BANG!
Hear the courtroom sing.
Yeah, the handcuffs go CLINK!
Makes the whole room think.
Ooh-oh...
That's the sound they bring.
[Verse 2]
Crypto wallets leave a trail,
Blockchains always tell the tale.
Every transfer, every coin,
Now investigators join.
Funny how the heroes hide,
When the paperwork arrives.
Funny how the loudest crowd
Suddenly ain't talking loud.
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, hear those whispers growing,
Everybody's nervous knowing.
One confession starts a chain,
Now they're wondering who's named.
[Chorus]
Every time that courtroom door swings wide,
I hear blue lights flashing in my mind.
Built an empire on borrowed time...
Now you're running out of time.
Yeah, the gavel goes BANG!
Hear the courtroom sing.
Yeah, the headlines roll,
Taking quite a toll.
Ooh-oh...
Who's the next to fold?
[Bridge]
No more penthouse celebrations,
Only legal conversations.
No more selfies, no champagne,
Just another prison train.
If the phones stop ringing now,
Who'll explain the why and how?
Every promise has a cost,
Every shortcut ends up lost.
Hey Christopher...
Remember all those standing ovations?
Now it's "All rise."
[Final Chorus]
Every time that the truth comes out,
You can hear the whole room shouting loud.
Justice doesn't care about the crowd,
Every blockchain sings out loud.
Yeah, the gavel goes BANG!
Hear the echoes ring.
Yeah, the truth rolls on,
Long after you're gone.
The wallets don't forget.
The victims won't forget.
The blockchain won't forget.
Ooh-oh...
Who's singing now?
[Outro]
Hey Christopher...
You loved the spotlight...
Now you've got front-row seats...
To Orange County.
Game over.
The Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance is a community supporting independent investigations into scams, Ponzi schemes, MLMs, crypto fraud and the people behind them.
Led by New Zealand investigative journalist Danny de Hek, the Avengers help uncover information, connect victims, analyse evidence and expose schemes that deserve public scrutiny.
We investigate. We expose. We protect.
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