The Fraud Avengers Assemble: Inside the Magic of Fraud Fight Club Round 3 In this special reunion episode of Fraudology, Karisse Hendrick is joined by Hailey Windham (Fraud Forward podcast) and Jen Lamont for an authentic, "slumber party style" debrief straight from an Airbnb in Charlotte, North Carolina. After three days at Fraud Fight Club Round 3, the trio cuts through the noise of traditional conferences to discuss why this "unconference" feels like the "Fraud Avengers" have finally assembled to collaborate, rather than just sit through slide decks.

The conversation dives deep into the emotional and technical highlights of the event, starting with a powerful keynote from Tracy Hall, a romance scam survivor whose story of a two-year, "in-real-life" relationship challenges every stereotype of fraud victimization. We explore the "last mile" of scams, including the chilling new acronyms parents need to know—like WDYLL and DYS—and why Australia’s aggressive legislative approach to social media and scam liability is setting a global benchmark.

Jen Lamont shares the stage with the legendary Marc Evans to break down a fascinating $30,000 "bust-out" fraud case involving a Las Vegas casino, 314B information sharing, and the race against a seven-day security film window. Meanwhile, Haley Windham discusses the "Outnumbered, Not Outmatched" philosophy, detailing how AI and automation are becoming "jet fuel" for lean fraud teams buried under manual reporting and dispute trends.

We also explore the "hot topics" dominating the fraud landscape today:

• The Rise of Ghost Tapping: A deep dive into the new wave of contactless, tokenized fraud hitting luxury merchants and why many banks are only just now connecting the dots.
• The "Unconference" Magic: Why the most significant industry breakthroughs are happening at Airbnb kitchen tables and through "Nokia phone" claps rather than on the main stage.
• Cross-Industry Adoption: How the "Merchant Fraud Alliance" (MFA) is set to bring this same level of intense collaboration to the merchant and e-commerce side in Chicago this October.
• The Human Connection: Why "extroverted networking" and firm handshakes are still the best tools we have to combat fraudsters who communicate better than we do.