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Love and Scams

Love and Scams

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Ever wondered if your online crush is too good to be true? Welcome to Love and Scams, where we expose the shocking realities behind romantic deception. Dive deep into the captivating world of romance scams, from elaborate catfishing schemes to devastating financial fraud, and learn how to spot the red flags before it’s too late. We unravel real-life stories of victims and cunning scammers, offering crucial insights into their psychological tactics.

Love and Scams is your daily dose of vigilance, delivering new episodes seven days a week, Monday through Sunday, bright and early at 4:00 AM. Each episode is packed with expert analysis, cautionary tales, and practical advice to help you navigate the treacherous waters of online dating and protect your heart and wallet. You’ll hear firsthand accounts of how people fell for these sophisticated schemes and the devastating aftermath.

This podcast is for anyone who's ever been curious about online dating scams, wants to protect themselves or their loved ones from internet fraud, or simply enjoys gripping true crime stories with a focus on human vulnerability. If you're looking to understand the psychology of a scammer or to avoid falling victim to a dating scam, this is your essential guide.

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  • The Chekhov Con: Sixty-One Thousand Dollars in a Septic Tank

    The Chekhov Con: Sixty-One Thousand Dollars in a Septic Tank
    Aug 19 2026
    The Chekhov Con: Sixty-One Thousand Dollars in a Septic Tank

    Imagine finding a sealed, dry envelope containing 43 email transcripts and two wire transfer receipts totaling $61,000, wedged inside your septic tank. This bizarre discovery on Dunbar Mill Road reveals a sophisticated romance scam that preyed on a meticulous book dealer. How did a carefully constructed fiction end up buried on his own property?

    In this episode, we uncover the story of Scott Ward, a former history teacher and antiquarian book dealer, who lost more than money after answering a message about a Chekhov story. We explore the intricate details of how a seemingly innocent intellectual friendship evolved into a devastating financial deception, highlighting the subtle cues and engineered trust that defined this case.

    Person: Scott Ward
    Amount: Sixty-one thousand dollars
    Location: Dunbar Mill Road, Tennessee
    Item Found: Sealed manila envelope
    Contents: 43 email transcripts, 2 wire transfer receipts, 1 photograph

    - A septic alarm tripped overnight in the third week of May on Dunbar Mill Road.
    - Michael Ford, a contractor, found a sealed manila envelope in the dry upper cavity of a septic riser.
    - The envelope contained 43 printed email transcripts and two wire transfer receipts totaling $61,000.
    - Scott Ward, a 44-year-old book dealer, wired $30,000 on April 9th and another $31,000 on April 22nd.
    - A man named Edward Marshall, a fill-in technician, was on Ward's property for approximately twenty minutes in late March.

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    21 min
  • The Missionary, The Orphanage, and The Missing Girls Case

    The Missionary, The Orphanage, and The Missing Girls Case
    Aug 18 2026
    The Missionary, The Orphanage, and The Missing Girls Case

    Imagine sending over $63,000 to a man you've never met, believing he's building an orphanage in a place that doesn't exist. This is the chilling reality of a romance scam that turned into something far darker, involving a life preserver found seven feet up a tree and seventeen flash drives. What secrets did investigators uncover that transformed a simple fraud case into a hunt for missing girls?

    In this episode, we delve into the meticulous deception of Steven Hunt, a freight broker who posed as a missionary named Marcus Adeyemi on a Christian social network. We explore how Kimberly Jensen, a precise medical billing specialist, was drawn into a fabricated world of faith and purpose, and the shocking discoveries that followed her financial contributions.

    Person: Kimberly Jensen
    Location: Dellwood, Minnesota
    Total Transfers: 41
    Total Amount: $63,400
    Scammer's Real Name: Steven Hunt

    - A retired mail carrier found a bright orange life preserver from the MV Graceland, a commercial ferry, seven feet up a dead cottonwood tree in a flooded marsh.
    - Kimberly Jensen, a 28-year-old medical billing specialist, sent 41 wire transfers totaling $63,400 over 15 months.
    - The scammer, Steven Hunt, used a photograph of Andrew Collier, a physical therapist, for his fake profile.
    - Hunt digitally altered images from a real NGO, Meridian Hands, to create fake construction progress photos for the non-existent Abara orphanage.
    - The money Kimberly sent was routed through three accounts: two in Ghana and one in Moorhead, Minnesota, 42 miles from her apartment.

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    25 min
  • Fresh Flowers in a House Empty for Eleven Days - Someone Had Been Inside

    Fresh Flowers in a House Empty for Eleven Days - Someone Had Been Inside
    Aug 17 2026
    Flores frescas en una casa vacía once días - alguien había estado dentro

    Imagine the chilling discovery: fresh flowers in a house that had been locked and empty for ten days, a detail that would unravel a sophisticated romantic scam. This single, inexplicable fact was the first clue that something sinister had happened to Valerie Perry, a woman who had already lost over thirty-one thousand dollars to a meticulously crafted deception. What secret did those tulips hold about the missing homeowner?

    In this episode, we delve into the disappearance of Valerie Perry, a 54-year-old billing coordinator from Palliston, Ohio, whose life was systematically dismantled by people she believed she was falling in love with. The narrative traces the calculated steps of a fraud operation that began with a phone number and culminated in a missing woman and a house with an unsettling mystery.

    Person: Valerie Perry
    Date: March 14, 2019
    Location: Four Aldermere Drive, Palliston, Ohio
    Loss: Over thirty-one thousand dollars
    Duration of residence: Eleven years

    - A 14-year-old paper delivery girl, Valerie Morgan, discovered eight unread newspapers and a ninth added to the stack at Valerie Perry's home.
    - Fresh red tulips were found in a clear glass vase on the kitchen counter of the locked house, which had been empty for ten days.
    - Valerie Perry, a billing coordinator at Palliston Regional Medical, had lived at her address for eleven years and held her position for nine years.
    - Her daily routine included feeding her two Holland Lop rabbits, Oatmeal and Fig, at 6:00 AM, with a 6:15 PM alarm for water replenishment.
    - Valerie Perry had been exchanging messages with a man named Frances Schultz for several months, believing him to be a 61-year-old retired schoolteacher from Macon, Georgia.

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    27 min
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