Scammer Stories

By AprilSociety & Culture Education True Crime Personal Journals

Favorites
34
Followers
Typical duration
28 min
per episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Scammer Stories episodes

March 23, 2022 Puppy scam hits hard for people looking for new furry friend
Send us Fan Mail
Nothing is better than a puppy when you're feeling alone. Right? I've been there. I was so lonely after a horrific divorce that I would have done anything to get my dog. And I did. Teeny and I have now been together for about 13 years, but the rescue group wasn't all about it at first. What if it was a scam? I wanted her so badly.

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
26 min
February 28, 2022 Romance scam therapist lays out steps to recover for victims and families
Send us Fan Mail
Finding a counselor who specialized in romance scams was nearly possible... until now. Therapist Cathy Wilson, of Littleton, Colorado, realized there was a huge need and jumped into the challenge with both feet. Wilson takes victims through how they can begin to heal so they can find love again AND how family members can get over the anger.

Here's how to find her book The Emotional Impact of Being Scammed and How to Recover:
Click HERE!

Here's how to find the outline that started the book:
Click HERE!

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
25 min
January 18, 2022 Romance scam victim takes the bold move of publishing her embarrassing story to help others
Send us Fan Mail
Dorothy worked at a secure military base, and had been educated on scams, when her world was turned upside down by a scumbag. Many romance scam victims are embarrassed to come forward. Even though some of her family members won't speak to her after the scam, Dorothy was brave enough to write a book about her story. The book is called Scammed in America by Dorothy Harding.

Buy the book HERE!

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
25 min
December 20, 2021 Romance scam victim describes trying to overcome the addiction
Send us Fan Mail
Chloe says she started seeing a counselor who referred her to sex anonymous and other groups to get over her scammer. The first night we spoke she had just blocked her scammer for the 16th time.
***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
22 min
October 27, 2021 Family of romance scam victim holds an intervention
Send us Fan Mail
Family members of a romance scam victim stage an intervention. It worked, but that's not the only thing they tried. Loved ones need to take multiple approaches to get through to a victim.
***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
33 min
August 19, 2021 Single man survives a romance scam that started as an online game
Send us Fan Mail
Like so many young people, "John" spends most of his time with friends he's met online. He describes how difficult it is to be a male romance scam victim and how he made it through to the other side of it in tact.
***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
20 min
May 28, 2021 Romance scam victim sends a scumbag TO PRISON!
Send us Fan Mail
A Nigerian scam ring was able to milk $4.3 million out of 45 victims in the United States. Now at last one of the scumbags will spend his days paying the money back after he gets out of prison in Wisconsin.

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
37 min
April 21, 2021 FIGHTING BACK: One scam victim hires a detective to track down a scumbag, another plans a documentary
Send us Fan Mail
Every romance scam victim has a different way of dealing with their trauma. This is the story of two women on separate coasts who decided they weren’t going to just sit down and take it.

If you would like to share your story on the documentary, email [email protected]. If you'd like to reach me, email [email protected].
***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
29 min
February 25, 2021 Mother lives to tell about her daughter's kidnapping scam
Send us Fan Mail
The daughter was supposed to be safe at school when the mother got the phone call that sent her into a tailspin.

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
19 min
December 29, 2020 Romance scam money mules face jail time as FBI closes in on the crime
Send us Fan Mail
The FBI knows very well about money mules. If you think you can't get caught, you're wrong. Some woman are now battling jail time.

***Please consider a onetime donation to keep this podcast going. It's just me and it's expensive. Send donations https://paypal.me/Scamfighter.
Support the show
23 min

About Scammer Stories

From the publisher's feed

Scammers are targeting you and your loved ones. I know all too well. My mother spent $350,000 on a man she believed was her soulmate right before her death. The only way we can fight back is to arm…