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Can there be beauty in abstraction? And are dividend stripping or VAT fraud diagrams really as dull as they seem? But most importantly: Is defrauding the public of 64 billion euros considered science, engineering, or art? And what does this have to do with you—and why should you care?
Using real-world case studies, we’ll explore how corporations and individuals defraud populations and how these schemes—though sometimes confusing or complex on the surface—rely on surprisingly simple, chained tactics, much like exploits in information systems. We’ll break down the roles of various actors, service providers, fraudsters, and corrupt officials, as well as their playbooks, exploring how these crimes work or how they break and fail.