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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Think Tank Topic: What Does It Mean To Support Local? - Experiences, Problems and Solutions
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ELITE : SIX Think Tank meetings are discussed over ZOOM with our members every Friday at 9:30am.
Facilitated by DANNY : DE HEK meetings are recorded for our Podcast, we’ve been doing this since COVID-19 if you’re interested in joining in with us check out our Website at dehek.com
EXPERIENCES
- Better relationships, more accountability
- Better service
- Accountability increases
- More likely to give referrals
- Buying local means that if you have a problem with the service/product it’s easier to resolve the problem.
- Longer term, repeat business
- Human interaction - better service
- Face to face business ( ie local) strengthens the relationship and trust.
- More impactful to small local business - bad reputations are hard to shake … good reputation matters more.
- Prepared to go the extra mile.
PROBLEMS
- Price
- Limitations around goods availability
- Choice may be limited
- Slower to adopt new products / technology
- Poor quality and service
- Scale of operation - ability to serve multiple customers
- May have to pay more
- More expensive due to lack of purchasing power
- Problems easier to solve in face to face situations
- Easier to have your reputation dented (fairly or unfairly)
- Transparency of business ownership
- Try local, buy on-line
SOLUTIONS
- Supporting your community
- Create a good customer experience
- Business Looping
- Create positive ripple effects
- Go to give not go to get
- Trade on quality not just price
- Think about where your money goes
- Local visibility always pays dividends
- upstreamnz.co.nz
TAKES AWAY
- Buying local is a double win; win for us and for the community
- Go local, go local, go local
- Think local, be local, support local
- Buying local is a conscious decision
OFF TOPIC (Mark)
- I love KFC (Mark)
- I love my relationship with Helen (Danny)
- I love working with my husband (Jaline)
NEXT WEEKS TOPIC - MANAGING CHANGE
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