Inside a Romance Scam Part 2: There Is Life After the Scam

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Money News Network

Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Originally aired 6.21.22 With scams on the rise, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself— and to know how to recover financially if you do fall victim to a scam. In Money Rehab episodes 329 and 330, Nicole talks to Rebecca, who lost over $100,000 in a romance scam. Rebecca shares the mechanics of her scam, and the financial and emotional toll. If you are involved in a romance scam, you can find help here: https://www.facebook.com/SHUisteamwork/ If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, you can find resources here: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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0:00.0	Hey guys, are you ready for some money rehab?
0:05.0	Wall Street has been completely upended by an unlikely player. Game stop.
0:09.0	That's a good one.
0:10.0	Ian and should I have a 401k because I don't do it?
0:12.0	No, I know.
0:15.0	I think the whole world will revolve around you on your money.
0:19.0	Charge for wasting our time.
0:23.0	I will take a check.
0:25.0	We're going to pull you through.
0:27.0	You recognize her from Anchoring on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg.
0:31.0	The only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:36.0	The cold lap in.
0:39.0	Today we have the second part of our conversation with Rebecca, a woman who lost $100,000 to a romance scammer she met on a dating site.
0:47.0	If you haven't listened to the first part of the conversation, you should.
0:50.0	It gets into the mechanics scammers used to target victims and pull off elaborate schemes and lies.
0:56.0	And I do want to say before we start that both episodes involve stories of suicide.
1:01.0	So please take care while listening.
1:03.0	Today Rebecca shares the rest of her story.
1:06.0	And spoiler alert, it has a happy ending.
1:11.0	A very, very dear, dear friend of mine, Elizabeth.
1:14.0	It was she that came up with the idea of bankruptcy.
1:19.0	I don't know whether or not the idea of bankruptcy had ever entered my mind prior to that moment.
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