Hamish McLaren is a serial fraudster. Remember the podcast Who the Hell Is Hamish? He defrauded victims of their money for more than 30 years before he finally saw the inside of a prison cell.

Tracy Hall was his last victim, losing over $317,000 of her life savings to Hamish while in a relationship with him for 18 months.

Hamish didn’t just financially manipulate Tracy; he emotionally destroyed her. It’s taken her years to recover from that kind of deceit. She processed it by writing a book, The Last Victim, which details her story.

You can find The Last Victim here.

RESOURCES

What to do if you're scammed, defrauded or there is a data breach. Find information here.

Find downloadable tips to avoid scams here. 

Find Tracy's website here.

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Guest: Tracy Hall

Host: Gemma Bath

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