Scammer Stories

Man uses digital forensics team to stop sextortion scam

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] "Don" was married for 42 years, with a successful career, when his life was turned upside down by a single message on his Instagram. He hid his dark secret from his wife until one day he was forced to come clean AND found a way to fight back.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Caught in the web, pig butchering victim interrogated by the FBI

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] A romance scam victim ended up on the other end of an FBI investigation after losing about $500,000 in a pig butchering scam. Jennifer’s story spun out of control when the scammers threatened violence against her family members while she had hundreds of thousands of dollars from another survivor, unknowingly, sitting in her account. Jennifer ended up with police parked outside of her house. If you would like to be on the podcast, email April at scammerstoriespodcast@gmail.com. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Romance scam victim burned by love after she loses her heart and her home

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] You like dogs? Do you have a passion for the elderly? This will break your heart.  Kate has agreed to let AARS use her face as the image in the education campaign.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

From the hood to high stakes: A realtor’s rise and a scammer’s trap

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] Scammers will find you everywhere. This romance scam survivor was able to pull himself out of poverty as a child and rise above it. Little did he know one of his biggest threats would come years later while he was building his real estate empire. Marquise thought he had found a fantastic new client and then... BOOM! He ended up on the other end of a pig butchering scam.  Click HERE for his book Crypto Deception: A Survivors Guide to Avoiding Scams Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Love Con Revenge | The romance scam case that could change everything

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] You may have seen the hit Netflix documentary. Now, hear the inside story from Attorney Scott Adrian who appears in the show. Adrian shares how he got creative in court to fight for justice for women who were losing hope. He also shares behind-the-scenes insights on building a case against romance scammers and what it was like to film for the show. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]