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.
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Register, Friend
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[Verse 1]
A stranger landed in my Telegram,
Said, "Friend, I've got a better plan,"
Five hundred dollars, follow my trades,
Watch your little bankroll multiply in days.
He's got the screenshots, he's got the proof,
Another winning session coming through,
A licence framed up nice upon the wall,
But ask who issued it — no answer at all.
[Pre-Chorus – Robotic Voice]
Register, friend.
Fund your account.
Copy my signals.
That's what it's about.
Ask me a question?
You're wasting your time.
Stop chasing ghosts, friend,
Come get in line.
[Chorus]
WHO ARE YOU, AMIR MAHVAN?
Show me the man behind the screen.
522666,
But does it mean what you say it means?
Pocket Option, FCA warning,
Yet you're telling me everything's fine.
I ask you for proof, you send me a link:
"REGISTER, FRIEND — AND GET ONLINE."
[Verse 2]
Seventy-eight percent, another winning day,
Fifteen grand profit — that's what the messages say,
Sixty-seven trades and everyone's rich,
Every screenshot somehow lands without a hitch.
But where are the losses? Where's the audit trail?
Who are the people behind every glowing tale?
I searched for the man, I searched for the face,
But independent answers were remarkably hard to trace.
[Pre-Chorus – Robotic Voice]
Register, friend.
Don't question the game.
Register, friend.
Stop asking my name.
Don't write your articles,
Don't start your show,
If you want the answers,
There's one place to go...
[Chorus]
WHO ARE YOU, AMIR MAHVAN?
Show me the man behind the screen.
522666,
But does it mean what you say it means?
Pocket Option, FCA warning,
Yet you're telling me everything's fine.
I ask you for proof, you send me a link:
"REGISTER, FRIEND — AND GET ONLINE."
[Bridge – Spoken / Glitching]
"Friend, you're chasing ghosts..."
Then answer the questions.
"I'm busy making money..."
Then answer the questions.
"My results are transparent..."
Then answer the questions.
"The registration link is pinned..."
There it is again.
[Breakdown]
Certificate on the wall,
Profit on the screen,
Telegram testimonials
Showing me the dream.
But credibility isn't
Something you can claim.
If you're really who you say you are,
Just verify your name.
[Final Chorus]
WHO ARE YOU, AMIR MAHVAN?
I'm still waiting behind the screen.
522666,
Tell us exactly what that number means.
You say the profits speak for themselves,
You say your operation's transparent and clean,
But every question gets the same damn answer:
REGISTER!
DEPOSIT!
FOLLOW MY TEAM!
[Outro – Robotic Voice Slowly Breaking Down]
Register, friend...
Register, friend...
Register, friend...
Why aren't you trading?
What's stopping you?
Why weren't you with us?
Just give it a try...
Registration link available in the pinned message.
[Hard stop]
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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