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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NovaCast IPTV - SHOW ME THE LICENCE
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[Verse 1]
Twenty thousand channels glowing on the screen,
A hundred thousand movies, tell me what does that mean?
Sports from every corner, Hollywood on demand,
All for fifty dollars — now help me understand.
They tell the room it’s licensed, they tell the room it’s clean,
They flash another presentation, polished and pristine.
But I’ve investigated enough of these to recognise the dance,
When somebody asks for evidence — just give them another chance.
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need another Zoom call,
I don’t need another claim.
Give me something I can verify,
Give me the rights-holder’s name.
[Chorus]
Show me the licence!
Show me who signed!
Show me the paper trail
That says everything is fine.
You can call me a hater,
You can tell me I’m wrong,
But shouting “one hundred percent licensed”
Doesn’t make the evidence strong.
Show me the licence!
That’s all you have to do.
If NovaCast is everything you say it is,
Then prove that it is true.
[Verse 2]
Ten levels underneath you, commissions down the line,
Affiliates promoting what they’re told is doing fine.
They say, “We’re only customers,” then “We only make a sale,”
But every presentation leaves another digital trail.
I watched the meetings happen, I listened to the pitch,
I watched the conversation when the questions hit a hitch.
Who supplies the IPTV? Who authorised the feed?
Those aren’t hostile questions — that is basic due diligence you need.
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t tell me who you trust,
Don’t tell me who you know.
When you’re selling someone else’s movies,
There’s somewhere those rights should show.
[Chorus]
Show me the licence!
Show me who signed!
Show me the paper trail
That says everything is fine.
You can call me a hater,
You can tell me I’m wrong,
But shouting “one hundred percent licensed”
Doesn’t make the evidence strong.
Show me the licence!
Put the paperwork in view.
One independently verifiable agreement —
That’s all I’m asking you.
[Verse 3]
Then came the affiliate database, sitting on the open web,
Names and contact details caught inside the spider’s web.
Suddenly the questions changed from what the service sold,
To who had found the information they themselves had made public.
“Block him, report him, ignore him,” came the message from inside,
While the bigger licensing questions were conveniently pushed aside.
You can shoot at the messenger and rally up the crowd,
But unanswered questions don’t disappear because you shout loud.
[Bridge]
A legal opinion isn’t a licence.
An affiliate promise isn’t proof.
A company registration doesn’t tell me
Who authorised the movies on your roof.
And if the lawyer’s name is being used,
Then let the lawyer speak.
If the rights are real, identify them —
That’s the evidence I seek.
[Breakdown]
Netflix?
Show me the licence.
HBO?
Show me the licence.
Paramount?
Show me the licence.
Major sports?
Show me the licence.
Twenty thousand channels?
Show me where the rights came from.
[Final Chorus]
SHOW ME THE LICENCE!
Show me who signed!
Show me something independently
Anyone can verify.
Don’t hide behind your affiliates,
Don’t hide behind your crew,
If you’re asking ordinary people
To promote this thing for you.
SHOW ME THE LICENCE!
Until then the questions stay.
Because evidence beats marketing
Every single damn day.
[Outro]
I’m not asking you to trust me.
I’m asking you to check.
Follow the documents.
Follow the money.
Follow the network.
And before you sell another subscription...
Show me the licence.
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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