The Carousel Photo: He Watched Her For A Year
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The Carousel Photo: He Watched Her For A Year
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Imagine receiving a Valentine's card with a photo of a man standing in front of a carousel that was demolished two years prior, sent from a country he'd never visited. This chilling detail is just one piece of a romance scam that cost one woman over $41,000. How did a seemingly ordinary woman fall victim to such an elaborate deception?
In this episode, we uncover the meticulous, years-long planning behind a romance scam that targeted Wendy Porter, a 28-year-old bank teller in Tanner, Ohio. Discover how a perpetrator used intimate details of her life to build a convincing, yet entirely fabricated, relationship.
Person: Wendy Porter
Location: Tanner, Ohio
Date: February 9, 2021 (first message)
Amount: $41,200
Period: Five months
- A Valentine's card found on April 4, 2022, contained a photo of a carousel demolished over two years earlier.
- Wendy Porter, 28, worked at Heartland Savings on Millbrook Avenue for three years.
- The scammer, posing as "Norman Cole," was actually Brian Ochoa, a software developer whose photos were stolen.
- The scam involved $41,200 transferred over five months, starting in October 2021.
- The perpetrator had been watching Wendy from 12 feet away at her workplace for over a year before she downloaded the dating app.
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