Welcome back as our WTF! Women Talk Finance hosts, Candace and Jackie, present shocking financial crimes. Our hosts, who love true crime so much they have been inspired to delve into true financial crime.

     In today’s episode, Candace takes us back to the summer of 1980’s and to Lake Tahoe, specifically to Harvey’s Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, NV.  Several men masqueraded as photocopier deliverers and were able to plant an elaborately booby-trapped bomb containing 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of dynamite within the front offices of Harvey’s Resort Hotel. Candace walks us through this wacky escapade of our inept true-crime criminals.

     Then Jackie brings us a historical crime from the 1700’s, not only that we have a female fraudster (nicknamed “Golden Booze”) at the heart of our story. Beware! Confidence scams have been around for a long time, and they are STILL happening! While we take a lighthearted look at crimes from the past, we understand crimes like these are serious. For a good example, take a look at this keynote address from Ayleen Charlotte titled; “Breaking Down the Shame and Taboo of Fraud.” Ayleen was the subject of the 2022 Netflix documentary, “The Tinder Swindler,” watched by people across 200 countries around the world.

     Thanks for listening to WTF Women Talk Finance-Financial Crimes Part 2!