• Caught in the web, pig butchering victim interrogated by the FBI
    Dec 23 2025

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    A romance scam victim ended up on the other end of an FBI investigation after losing about $500,000 in a pig butchering scam. Jennifer’s story spun out of control when the scammers threatened violence against her family members while she had hundreds of thousands of dollars from another survivor, unknowingly, sitting in her account. Jennifer ended up with police parked outside of her house.

    If you would like to be on the podcast, email April at scammerstoriespodcast@gmail.com.

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    26 mins
  • Romance scam victim burned by love after she loses her heart and her home
    Nov 3 2025

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    You like dogs? Do you have a passion for the elderly? This will break your heart. Kate has agreed to let AARS use her face as the image in the education campaign.

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    33 mins
  • From the hood to high stakes: A realtor’s rise and a scammer’s trap
    Oct 14 2025

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    Scammers will find you everywhere. This romance scam survivor was able to pull himself out of poverty as a child and rise above it. Little did he know one of his biggest threats would come years later while he was building his real estate empire. Marquise thought he had found a fantastic new client and then... BOOM! He ended up on the other end of a pig butchering scam.


    Click HERE for his book Crypto Deception: A Survivors Guide to Avoiding Scams



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    31 mins
  • Love Con Revenge | The romance scam case that could change everything
    Sep 21 2025

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    You may have seen the hit Netflix documentary. Now, hear the inside story from Attorney Scott Adrian who appears in the show. Adrian shares how he got creative in court to fight for justice for women who were losing hope. He also shares behind-the-scenes insights on building a case against romance scammers and what it was like to film for the show.



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    41 mins
  • Former Houston TV reporter takes down a woman who scammed people all over the world
    Aug 13 2025

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    Mair Smyth didn’t know who she was dealing with when she stole $100,000 from her “best friend.” Johnathan was a former TV journalist in Houston, Texas.

    His journalistic nose turned up a world of witchcraft and prostitution that would lead him all all over the world.

    Click on this https://johnathanwalton.com/

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    34 mins
  • Pig butchering scam victim loses more than a million in gold bars and retirement
    Jul 19 2025

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    Jerry had just lost the love of his life when he received an urgent message from Apple Cash. The "customer service representative" instructed Jerry to get $750,000 of his gold bars to deliver to an SUV that pulled up outside of his house. Once the scammers had that in their dirty little hands, they convinced him to retire so they could get his retirement.



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    37 mins
  • April's own story after testifying on Capitol Hill
    Jun 28 2025

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    The host of the Scammer Stories Podcast made it to Capitol Hill to share information and solutions to lawmakers, who are now leaning into the issue. This episode takes you through the process of how she was chosen and what it was like to sit in that spot.

    The other speakers on the panel were:

    • Jilenne Gunther. National Director, AARP BankSafe Initiative. AARP. New York, NY.
    • Joshua M. Bercu. Executive Director, Industry Traceback Group.
    • Brady Finta. Founder and CEO. National Elder Fraud Coordination Center.

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    27 mins
  • Former law enforcement officer tries to convince his mother of General Mark Milley scam
    May 20 2025

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    Nate Cram talks about everything he did to try and convince his mother that she was talking to a scammer. He used to work in a sheriff's office... and you'd think if anyone could stop the scam, he could.

    Click HERE to watch Nate's mother on Social Catfish.


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    28 mins