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Fake Love Stories

Fake Love Stories

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Ever wonder if that charming online stranger is too good to be true? "Love in Times of Fraud" uncovers the shocking reality behind romance scams, catfishing, and online dating deception.

We delve into true stories of victims and the sophisticated tactics used by scammers, from elaborate long cons to quick financial exploitation. Discover how these fraudsters manipulate emotions, build fake identities, and leave a trail of heartbreak and financial ruin. This podcast is your essential guide to understanding the red flags and protecting yourself and your loved ones.

New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM, ensuring you get your dose of crucial insights and cautionary tales every day. Each episode dissects a new case, offering expert analysis and practical advice to spot the signs of a potential scammer. You'll hear firsthand accounts and learn about the psychological tricks at play.

This podcast is for anyone navigating the complexities of online relationships, those who suspect a friend or family member might be a victim, or simply curious about the dark side of digital romance. Arm yourself with knowledge against the con artists.

Subscribe now to "Love in Times of Fraud" and stay safe in the digital dating world.© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators
Episodes
  • A Widow Mails Her Flag: The Gail Holt Romance Scam

    A Widow Mails Her Flag: The Gail Holt Romance Scam
    12 Oct 2026
    A Widow Mails Her Flag: The Gail Holt Romance Scam

    Grief made her vulnerable and patience made him convincing: a military service flag folded at a funeral traveled from a widow’s closet to a park trash can after a scammer spent seven months pretending to love her. How did a man in Harrisburg turn a careful, routine life into a target and leave a flag discarded in Millhaven Creek Park?

    In this episode, we tell the sequence of events that led Gail Holt from online courtship to loss of money and the discovery that exposed the fraud. You’ll hear how the scam began, the profile details that deceived her, and the investigative lead that changed everything - but what was the single detail that made this case different from every other fraud file?

    Person: Gail Holt
    Event: Military service flag found in park trash can
    Person: Leonard Pitts
    Person: Sergeant First Class Dennis Kraft
    Date: October 9

    - The flag was found by park maintenance worker Tom Barela just before 7:00 AM on November 13.
    - Gail Holt wired $1,800 on October 9 after seven months of online messages from the profile "SgtMichaelH83."
    - The fraudulent profile used photographs of Sergeant First Class Dennis Kraft while the scam was run by 41-year-old Leonard Pitts.
    - The scammer operated from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania using a laptop and three prepaid phones and had been active for at least three years.
    - Gail Holt was 26, a billing coordinator on Fenwick Street, who fed her Holland Lop rabbit Biscuit every morning at 6:15 and every evening at 5:50.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    21 min
  • She Finds a Sealed Envelope With No Stamp: The Edward Evans Case

    She Finds a Sealed Envelope With No Stamp: The Edward Evans Case
    11 Oct 2026
    She Finds a Sealed Envelope With No Stamp: The Edward Evans Case

    Fear that someone who knows your smallest routines can steal everything - a sealed envelope with no stamp led to a scam that emptied a curator's inheritance and used his Wednesday calls to time the fraud. How did a postcard and a forged postage ritual become the breadcrumb to a $112,000 loss?

    In this episode, we follow the timeline from a seventeen-year-old's discovery at a museum delivery slot to the fraud investigator's interview and the digital trail that tied a fake "Stanley Vickers" persona to a suspect in Scottsdale. What patterns and details allowed the con to appear legitimate, and where did the operation reveal itself?

    Person: Edward Evans
    Date: October 23, 2019
    Age: 48
    Loss: $112,000
    Investigator: Marcia Griffin

    - The sealed envelope addressed to Edward Evans had no stamp and was placed in the museum's delivery slot before 7 a.m.
    - Inside the envelope was a generic Adriatic-sunset postcard with the handwritten message "Thank you for loving me the way I deserved to be loved," and no signature or return address.
    - Forensic exam found trace adhesive on the flap consistent with a stamp removed by steaming, indicating a fabricated mailed appearance.
    - Contact began August 2018 via a professional networking platform with a persona claiming to be "Stanley Vickers," an Edinburgh-educated repatriation broker.
    - By the time Marcia Griffin interviewed Edward in October 2019, his father's inheritance, savings and brokerage account totaling $112,000 had been lost.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    21 min
  • She Wrote It Herself: The Megan Moore Romance Scam

    She Wrote It Herself: The Megan Moore Romance Scam
    10 Oct 2026
    She Wrote It Herself: The Megan Moore Romance Scam

    Fear that someone you trusted was never who they seemed: a woman in a four‑thousand person town lost $6,200 over six weeks to a long‑con game built from stolen photos and a spare house key-so why did she find an inscription she didn't remember writing? What connection links a picture frame found on a roadside, a dated handyman visit, and the dating profile that drained her bank account?

    In this episode, we tell the sequence of events that led Megan Moore from a Heartland Match message to multiple transfers totaling six thousand two hundred dollars, and how routine records and one investigator's questions finally began to connect the pieces. How did a visiting odd‑jobs worker, a mountain photo lifted from a Spokane contractor, and careful bookkeeping by the victim all converge into a targeted scam?

    Person: Megan Moore
    Person: Amy Stein
    Person: Bruce Henley
    Amount: $6,200
    Date: second Tuesday of September

    - Megan moved to Briar Hollow three years before the scam and was 32 years old during the events.
    - Within 48 hours of creating a profile on Heartland Match in late June, Megan matched with the fake "Wade Coulter."
    - The first money transfer was $940, sent in late July through the app "Wade" recommended.
    - Amy Stein kept a notebook documenting at least 12 targets with columns for platform, first contact date, amount extracted, and status.
    - The mountain photo used on the fake profile was taken in 2017 and featured Bruce Henley's niece.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    22 min
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