Eric Kinney is an author and fintech executive who writes the Scurry Fraud Book Series, a literary sequence examining financial crimes and the vulnerabilities within Silicon Valley's fintech culture. The series draws on his three decades of experience in financial services, including roles as a Bank Secrecy Act Officer and Certified Fraud Examiner, to provide insider perspectives on fraud, money laundering, and regulatory failures.
- Content & Publishing
- Financial Technology
Funding
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Founders
Product
Problem
Financial fraud has become increasingly sophisticated, with AI-enabled organized crime syndicates exploiting gaps between financial institutions and the aggressive growth culture of Silicon Valley fintechs. The "996 BRO" culture—work 9am to 9pm, six days a week, prioritizing growth metrics over compliance—creates vulnerabilities that fraud rings exploit with precision, while ordinary people lose savings to romance scams, advance-fee schemes, and crypto fraud.
Solution
Eric Kinney's Scurry Fraud Book Series provides an expert vantage point on the systematic erosion of regulatory safeguards in the fintech industry. Drawing on his experience as a Certified Fraud Examiner, former Bank Secrecy Act Officer, and witness in major fintech cases, the series interweaves AML investigations, AI-augmented money laundering, and internal vulnerabilities with Marine operations and endurance athletics. The debut novel, Scurry (Fraud Squad), begins a four-part literary sequence that examines the tactical warfare between global fraud syndicates and American financial infrastructure, with anonymized executive identities that industry professionals will recognize as echoing real-world events.
Target Audience
Primary readers are financial services professionals, fintech executives, compliance officers, and true-crime enthusiasts interested in understanding the intersection of technology, fraud, and regulatory failure in modern finance.
Features
- Four-part literary sequence examining Silicon Valley fintech culture and financial crimes
- Insider perspective from a Certified Fraud Examiner with three decades of financial services experience
- Narratives incorporating real-world cases including the Glendale fraud ring and PPP loan fraud
- Exploration of AI's role in amplifying fraud through deepfakes, synthetic identities, and scalable scams
- Anonymized corporate identities that allow industry professionals to recognize authentic events
- Themes connecting historical scandals (Enron, Madoff, FTX, Theranos) to contemporary fintech vulnerabilities