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True financial crime video series

Step into the real world of financial crime with PwC leaders who’ve lived it.

This video series features first-hand stories and sharp insights from professionals who’ve navigated crises, led investigations and advised at the highest levels. Through dynamic interviews with others on the front lines, they unpack the threats shaping our world—and the strategies that work to counter them.

Season 1 kicks off with Sean Joyce—Principal, US and Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader and former FBI Deputy Director—who pulls back the curtain on today’s most audacious financial crime threats. From AI-generated fake receipts and deepfake scams to nation-state job fraud, “pig butchering” crypto cons, mortgage rings and more—these aren’t just wild stories. They’re red flags for what’s already here and what’s coming next.

True financial crime: Season one

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Unmasking tech-enabled exploitation

In this episode, Sean Joyce, PwC Partner and Global Cybersecurity & Privacy Leader—and board member of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children—dives into AI's impact on child safety, and the urgent steps to protect vulnerable youth.

2:57
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The buyer was fake but the mortgage was real. Oops.

In this episode, we delve into the fraud schemes that involve mortgage fraud, straw buyers, loan defaults and what financial institutions can do about it.

2:26
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Fake receipt? There's an AI for that

In this episode, we explore the role of AI in generating fraudulent receipts and the challenges of detecting expense fraud. How far can AI take us, and how do we stay ahead?

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Love you. Block you. Scam you. Welcome to pig butchering.

In this episode, Sean Joyce—PwC’s US and Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader—exposes “pig butchering,” a crypto scam disguised as online romance. Victims believe they’ve found “the one,” only to lose everything. Sean breaks it down with real cases and sharp insights.

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The board game bust

Sean Joyce, PwC Principal, US and Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader, shares real-life experiences from the front lines of financial crime. In this premiere episode, he delves into the money laundering ecosystem and recounts a Miami bust involving children's board games and jewelry.

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