Undercover Sting Exposes Whisky Fraudster's Shady Investment Schemes
Summary
An undercover sting operation uncovered a convicted fraudster running shady whisky investment schemes under aliases, exposing tactics used by criminals to scam investors and emphasizing the need for diligent background checks in the whisky trade.
Key Points
- The author used facial recognition software to discover that the CEO of a whisky investment company was actually a convicted fraudster using an alias.
- She went undercover posing as a representative for a wealthy investor and met the fraudster, who was running another whisky investment scheme under a different company name.
- The investigation revealed tactics used by criminals to scam investors in the whisky trade, highlighting the importance of due diligence when considering such investments.