Scammer Stories

About Scammer Stories

Scammers are targeting you and your loved ones. I know all too well. My mother spent $350,000 on a man she believed was her soulmate right before her death. The only way we can fight back is to arm ourselves with information. Scammer Warriors unite! These stories are from victims and their families. The details are so shocking that they're hard to believe.

Publisher

April

Category

education · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Feb 2019

Latest episode

10 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

21 of 98 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Romance scam victim finds happy and leaves a trail of destruction behind

   Katharine's family navigates the complex aftermath of a romance scam, revealing the emotional toll and lasting impact on loved ones.

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Two romance scam families. One goes to prison... the other to ICU

   Send us Fan Mail A romance scam doesn't just devastate the person sending the money. It can destroy entire families. In this episode, you'll hear two heartbreaking stories. In one, a family member ends up behind bars. In the other, the stress and trauma lands a loved one in the ICU. These are powerful reminders that the true cost of romance scams reaches far beyond financial loss. The second woman in the episode has a lot to be proud of and so I want to share her successes. Click HERE t...

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   COVID takes a husband before a romance scam

   Send us Fan Mail Mary's story begins with a love that lasted a lifetime. She met her husband when she was just six years old, and after decades together, they built a life filled with love, family, and memories. Then COVID changed everything. Mary survived. Her husband didn't. Grieving, lonely, and trying to find her footing in a world without the person she'd loved for most of her life, Mary became the perfect target for an online scammer. At first she was a victim. Now... she's a surv...

Inside a recent episode

What happens when nothing works while trying to save a parent from a romance scam

Published 9 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Some people have a theory that age and dementia and cognitive decline are part of the reasons but then younger people are scammed too so how do you explain that a way? Yeah I don't think it's exclusive to people who are having cognitive decline I think really the way that scammers work they pray on people who are you know starved for attention or missing something in their life even married people like I know of situations where someone starts a relationship with someone they think is real and their marriage ends because of this and it's actually just the scam or the whole time so to me that's super sad that I feel like you're vulnerable if you open the door to someone online that you don't know that you can't bet that they're a real person I feel like that's playing with fire and no matter what your age is you should not even go down that road. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

111 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

134 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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