The Famous Fraud Guy

The Famous Fraud Guy

From AI Spy by Anurag Mohapatra

November 14, 2025 · 37 min · Season 3 · Episode 6

About this episode

Anurag Mohapatra interviews fraud prevention expert Andrew Austin about the challenges and strategies in combating financial crime.

In this episode of AI SPY , Anurag sits down with the ever-busy Andrew Austin , a fraud prevention expert whose insights are shaped by years of experience tackling financial crime across institutions. The conversation kicks off with Andrew’s origin story—how he got into the fraud space and why curiosity is a career superpower. From there, they dive deep into: Why AI is both an advantage and a challenge in the fight against fraud How scammers are adapting faster than ever—sometimes faster than tech teams Lessons learned from real-world investigations How fraudsters think, and why threat modeling must evolve Advice for fraud fighters building detection strategies Why signal interpretation (not just signal collection) is the real game The episode wraps with a rapid fire round where Andrew shares what he’s reading, tools he’s obsessed with, and a few unfiltered opinions on buzzwords and the future of AI in compliance. Audio Credit: Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠#Uppbeat⁠⁠⁠⁠ (free for Creators!): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/w...⁠⁠⁠⁠ License code: CWFYBYTSKHIO0WBU

People in this episode

Host: Anurag Mohapatra

Guest: Andrew Austin

Topics covered

  • fraud prevention
  • financial crime
  • AI in compliance
  • scammers
  • detection strategies

Keywords

  • fraud
  • AI
  • financial crime
  • detection strategies
  • scammers
  • threat modeling
  • signal interpretation

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