The crazy fraud story that ended with a body in the rainforest | FT #shorts
Robin Wigglesworth and Gillian Tett talk to Dan Davies, financial historian and author of ‘Lying for Money’, to hear about some of the wildest and most shocking frauds in history.
From ‘the great salad oil swindle,’ which almost brought down American Express to a fake gold mine in Borneo that ended with a mysterious fall from a helicopter. Together they explore how trust drives modern economies – and how fraudsters continuously exploit it.
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/EngL2jk_O2Q?si=qYdJgacXfv6ZrCxT
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