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Fake Love Stories
Ever wonder if that charming online stranger is too good to be true? "Love in Times of Fraud" uncovers the shocking reality behind romance scams, catfishing, and online dating deception.
We delve into true stories of victims and the sophisticated tactics used by scammers, from elaborate long cons to quick financial exploitation. Discover how these fraudsters manipulate emotions, build fake identities, and leave a trail of heartbreak and financial ruin. This podcast is your essential guide to…
Episodes
- Fake Love Stories
The dry envelope: how a fake missionary stole Earl Price's life
El sobre seco: cómo un misionero falso robó la vida de Earl Price Dry detail that didn't make sense: an envelope found at 5:40 a.m. on April 9, 2019 was…
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The Aquarium on His Patio: How a Fake Lover Drained $35,400
The Aquarium on His Patio: How a Fake Lover Drained $35,400 Loneliness became the opening for a carefully staged con: a thirty-gallon aquarium with running…
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She Left a Voided Check - He Left a Trail of Lies
She Left a Voided Check - He Left a Trail of Lies Fear and cold clarity collide: a voided cashier's check for $8,400, a printed photo, and a note pleading…
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The Laminated Lie: How a Fake UN Badge Hooked a Widow
The Laminated Lie: How a Fake UN Badge Hooked a Widow Grief made her vulnerable and a hand-laminated United Nations credential landed in a culvert four…
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The Chessboard, the Phone, and the Man Who Stole Her Heart and Account
The Chessboard, the Phone, and the Man Who Stole Her Heart and Account Fear tightens in the chest when you realize a stranger can learn your rhythms and empty…
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The Mailbox of Lies: How "Kevin Walsh" Took Jean Keller's Trust
The Mailbox of Lies: How "Kevin Walsh" Took Jean Keller's Trust Cold details can feel like proof - a wiped mailbox, a cement collar, nine wire transfer…
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The smile that wasn't hers: how they stole her heart by letter
La sonrisa que no era suya: cómo le robaron el corazón por carta Fear that the person you think you love is only a collage of borrowed photos and handwriting…
- Fake Love Stories
Dry Card by the Reservoir: How "Mark Clark" Stole Michelle's Trust
Dry Card by the Reservoir: How "Mark Clark" Stole Michelle's Trust Fear of being fooled into love drives you to listen: a greeting card found dry on a dewy…
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The Three Faces Who Stole Her Heart - And $45,000
The Three Faces Who Stole Her Heart - And $45,000 She lost more than money: over eighteen months Pamela Taylor exchanged messages and video calls with a man…
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The Bluebird in the Ditch: How Grief Bought a Fake Friend
The Bluebird in the Ditch: How Grief Bought a Fake Friend Grief can make a sympathetic stranger feel like a lifeline: a watercolor bluebird card found in a…
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She Sent $91,000 to Her Fake Lover - The 43 Cards Found
She Sent $91,000 to Her Fake Lover - The 43 Cards Found Loneliness can be engineered: forty-three greeting cards, fanned on a workbench, each signed "All my…
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He Loved Her Garden - Then Stole Her Father's Last Will
He Loved Her Garden - Then Stole Her Father's Last Will Trust can feel like safety until someone uses patience as a weapon: a laminated card tied in white…
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The Valentine Left at the Meter That Exposed a Master Ghoul
The Valentine Left at the Meter That Exposed a Master Ghoul A dry Valentine's card left against a gas meter started as a small curiosity and became the only…
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The Proposal That Wasn't: Ring Left at Church Exposes Con Artist
The Proposal That Wasn't: Ring Left at Church Exposes Con Artist Fear and relief collide when a forgotten engagement ring worth about $2,000 sits alone on a…
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The Dead Soldier Who Became My Online Lover and Stole $3,200
The Dead Soldier Who Became My Online Lover and Stole $3,200 Fear that someone you trust online may be a carefully built lie: a dead National Guard sergeant’s…
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The Phone on the Hook That Unmasked a Romance Scam King
The Phone on the Hook That Unmasked a Romance Scam King A drowned phone with a call timer at 41 minutes and a display name of "My Leon" was pulled from a…
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He Loved a Voice: How a Fake Woman Cost Men Their Money and Freedom
He Loved a Voice: How a Fake Woman Cost Men Their Money and Freedom Fear that the person on the other end is a fabricated intimacy - that’s the chill at the…
- Fake Love Stories
She Said Goodbye to Grief - He Stole Her Identity and $6,800
She Said Goodbye to Grief - He Stole Her Identity and $6,800 Grief became the doorway he walked through: a young woman grieving her father wired $6,800 to a…
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He Finds a Love Note in a Swamp: The Vernon Snyder Case
He Finds a Love Note in a Swamp: The Vernon Snyder Case Curiosity and dread collide: a birdwatcher finds a waterproofed greeting card and seven dry wire…
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The sick daughter who never existed: how Karen Vogel lost $9,400
La hija enferma que nunca existió: cómo perdió $9,400 Karen Vogel A quiet ceramic pot on a windowsill led to a $9,400 romance scam that unfolded over weeks and…