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
Predixa: Prediction Addiction
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Verse 1
Well I met a bloke online yesterday,
Said he'd found a brand new game to play.
"Just click Up, mate, or maybe Down,
We'll all be millionaires by Christmas now."
He flashed a chart, he flashed a smile,
Talked passive income all the while.
Said, "Luck's been replaced by strategy,"
I nearly spilled my cup of tea.
Pre-Chorus
Everybody's got tomorrow's news,
Everybody's wearing betting shoes.
Nobody can tell me why...
They all think they're psychic guys.
Chorus
Predict, predict...
Flip another digital brick.
Up or Down,
Round and round,
Everybody's wearing the prediction crown.
Passive income?
So they say.
Tomorrow's jackpot...
Any day.
If guessing's now a business plan,
I've got a bridge to sell the man!
Verse 2
Brian's flexing at the gym,
Talking like the odds love him.
"We raised millions!" loud and proud,
Everyone's applauding in the crowd.
Screens are flashing green and blue,
Promises are coming through.
But underneath the fancy graphs...
I'm still looking for the maths.
Pre-Chorus
Everybody's got the secret code,
Everybody's on the easy road.
Funny how the future's bright...
Till someone turns off all the lights.
Chorus
Predict, predict...
Flip another digital brick.
Up or Down,
Spin around,
Someone tell me who's cashing out?
Passive income,
Sounds so sweet.
Till reality...
Misses a beat.
If luck became a guaranteed skill,
Las Vegas would be bankrupt still!
Bridge
Crystal balls and Telegram,
Another self-proclaimed smart man.
Charts and arrows everywhere...
But evidence?
It's pretty rare.
Questions first...
Cash comes later.
Don't confuse...
A dream with data.
Final Chorus
Predict, predict...
Everybody's getting rich...
On paper!
Up or Down,
Who's the clown?
Still no answers coming round.
Ask the questions.
Check the facts.
Read the small print...
Front to back.
Because tomorrow's easy to sell...
When nobody can really tell!
Outro
You can predict the weather...
You can predict the tide...
But if someone says they know the future...
...keep one hand on your wallet.
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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