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I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is Crime Writers On.

Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,

pop culture, other podcasts.

And on this episode, a group of middle-aged women are wooed online by a handsome guy,

only to be bilked for thousands and thousands of dollars.

Then they come face to face with the man and demand answers. We'll talk about, Hey Beautiful, Anatomy of a Romance scam.

Joining me to get that done and more is true crime author,

TV journalist, and host of.

These are their stories podcast, my husband,

and love of my life, Kevin Flynn.

Hi, Kevin.

Hey, beautiful.

Okay, I'll take it.

Also with us, I don't care because you are who you are, apparently.

You don't know.

This photo could be anybody.

Also with us is private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author of the Piper Green series of Cozy Myster mysteries Laura Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca.

Hey, beautiful. Hey, what's you doing? Kevin, you're mine. She's beautiful too. Back off, Laura.

Hey, this guy got around. What can I say? And finally, our resident doubting Thomas, author of the

City Trilogy of novels, host of Rip Current, Strange Arrivals, more like ancient phalians, and our Patreon deep dive book club podcast host Toby Ball. Hi, Toby.

Hey, beautiful. Hey, thanks, Kevin. Kevin. Everybody feels good, right? Yeah, I feel much better. I'm psyched to do the show now.

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