Anyone who has watched the Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, might be appalled at the naivete of the women who were taken for hundreds of thousands of dollars by a con man who was looking for a way to carry out his lavish lifestyle. The truth is this type of online con job happens every day in varying degrees. The question is why do the vulnerable continue to buy into the fairy tale to the point of not only being heartbroken but swindled out of a great sum of money? Dr. B. breaks down how not to fall prey to an internet love scam.

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Welcome to The Breakdown with Doctor B., a psychologically healing conversation with well-known psychiatrist Arthur Bregman MD.  Every week Dr. B. and host Linda Corley break down issues and problems from a mental health perspective. From the incessant stresses of the pandemic to untangling relationship problems, Dr. B's years of experience help piece together the messiest of life's problems.