Victim Impact: The Fraudcast is a podcast series that investigates one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history. Rashida Samji's complex and mysterious fraud scheme involved over $110 million and affected the lives of hundreds of victims. The podcast is created by Theatre Conspiracy with a live theatre production premiering in June 2018. The podcast is written and narrated by Tim Carlson and co-produced by Kathleen Flaherty (PTC) and David Mesiha. Artwork by Belinda Bruce and Music by David Mesiha.
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"He was a victim of his own salesmanship."
Arvin Patel drew 90 of his clients at Coast Capital Savings into the Ponzi scheme. And lost $350,000 himself. Episode 3 of Victim Impact; The Fraudcast focuses on the part Patel played in Rashida Samji's fraud.
"There was no system or logic to it."
Portrait of a Fraudster: What goes on in the mind of a master schemer? Something psychopathic, sociopathic, monstrous? Or is it a lot simpler than that – someone just operating without a system or logic? In episode 2, we draw a picture of Ponzi scheme mastermind Rashida Samji.
Over 200 people were ripped off in Rashida Samji’s Ponzi $110-million scheme. Using her status as a notary public, Samji ripped off family, friends and the wider public in a completely fictional wine investment scam.
This series examines the crushing fallout for the victims, the tangled legal manoeuvres, and the money trail. We also investigates mysterious angles behind Samji’s claim that she is the ultimate victim.
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