The Dry Card in the Ditch: How a Widow Lost $14,200 to a Fake Soldier
The Dry Card in the Ditch: How a Widow Lost $14,200 to a Fake Soldier
Fear of being conned by someone you trust hits like a quiet betrayal: a greeting card found dry in a frozen ditch led to a fabricated romance that cost a widow $14,200 and nearly a year of her life. How did daily messages from a "retired Army First Sergeant" using a stolen photo turn into an elaborate scam that left a small Indiana town stunned?
In this episode, we follow the timeline from the dry card on Route 9 to the private messages in a Facebook group and the months that Diane Jensen spent building a relationship with…
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