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The Squid Scam: Hunting the NFT Con Artists

By: Janhoi McGregor
Narrated by: Janhoi McGregor
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In 2021, scammers stole $16 million from thousands of investors across the globe, by capitalising on the hype around NFTs and the success of the hit Netflix series Squid Game.

The scam was so believable, the BBC, Yahoo and CNBC covered its initial trading success, before later publishing headlines revealing the full scale of the fraud. Investigative technology journalist Janhoi McGregor takes a deep dive into the murky underworld of Crypto and NFTs, to attempt to uncover the true identity of the squid scammer. Much of their web trail was wiped out, but digital detective Janhoi follows the crumbs left behind in an attempt to find justice for the victims.

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Episodes
  • Ep 1

    Ep 1
    Jan 12 2023

    Janhoi speaks to victims of the Squid Game scam who have had their lives turned upside down by losing thousands of dollars. He throws himself into the challenge of finding the perpetrators with the help of open source investigator Ciaran O’Connor.
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    41 mins
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  • Ep 2

    Ep 2
    Jan 12 2023

    Janhoi examines how the scammers played on the rising popularity of NFTs to pull off this audacious heist. Meanwhile, a discussion in a chatroom points to the first suspects in the case.
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    34 mins
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  • Ep 3

    Ep 3
    Jan 12 2023

    Janhoi learns that the people behind the Squid Scam had carried out a smaller scam a few weeks earlier to ‘test the water’. This means more leads to follow. He also looks at how ordinary people are being pulled into - and sucked out of - the NFT and crypto world.
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    36 mins
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I love how this series is edited and the use of ambient sounds as well as the vocal content. It makes you feel like you’ve got the telly on in the background and makes you feel much more involved than the standard podcast using just voice content

Great listen

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I recently had the pleasure of listening to "The Squid Scam: Hunting the NFT Con Artists,"

Investigative journalist Janhoi McGregor opens up the emerging world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and the potential for fraud and deception in this new and rapidly growing market. Through meticulous research, expert interviews, and engaging storytelling, McGregor explores the dark side of the NFT market and the individuals who exploited it for personal gain while destroying innocent people's lives.

Following the breadcrumb trail carelessly left by the scammer, we get closer and closer with each episode. I hope you are sitting down (inside joke)

Janhoi presents the story in a fantastic way that keeps the listener enticed.
After reading someone's review about pronunciation and appealing to American audience, I have to wholeheartedly disagree. The British humor and accent are lost on some folks I guess.

Fantastic production. Kudos to Janhoi and the team.

Interesting, gripping, well presented and made

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Not heard of the Janhoi before but it’s a very professionally put together piece and keeps you wanting more. Very binge-worthy! Hope to see more from this presenter and team!

Great story!

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The structure and flow of this series is excellent. Particularly enjoyed the sound effects and atmosphere they create.

Brilliant Production

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I didn’t know audible did podcast and this is a good find, the only reason I didn’t give it 5 starts is because I do think at times they build up to more than what they actually find

worth a listen

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Love Janhoi’s style and presentation throughout this podcast. It made it easy to get into and made me riveted until the end. A great investigative journalist too!

Fantastic, entertaining, gripping

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Loved this podcast and binged it in 3 blocks of listening. Really interesting story, with all the potentially difficult/confusing bits explained and clarified in am entertaining way. Superb narration - looking forward to listening to more of Janhoi’s stuff.

Bingeable!

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very interesting and the story was told very very clearly and made easy to understand.

no idea what an NFT is but absolutely loved this!

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This a brilliant podcast. Very investigative and the man presenting it is very good. I would definitely recommend it.

Excellent podcast

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The investigative process itself is interesting, and it's impressive how things are tracked down, but the narrator presents as if he did everything - despite talking to various contacts throughout.
He also seems the only way to insert drama / indicate thinking / show any emotion is...with a...pause.
So basically interesting enough, but would have been vastly improved by being narrated by a professional, and scripted by someone unbiased.

Interesting enough story, poorly presented.

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