Love, Janessa | Episode 3: Meet The Boys

The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby

CBC + BBC World Service

True Crime

4.2 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Tracking down scammers – how and why do they do it? One tells host Hannah Ajala: “I always feel bad”. Researchers estimate half of global romance scams originate in West Africa. In Ghana, there are the Sakawa Boys. The conning process can involve staying up late, chatting on the phone… building trust and deepening the connection - a bit like a real relationship. It takes time to fall “in love”. Please note, this series contains adult themes and strong language. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/love-janessa-transcripts-listen-1.6770736

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0:00.0	1942, Europe.
0:03.4	Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods.
0:07.3	They make him a member of Hitler's army.
0:11.0	But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish.
0:16.0	Could a story so unbelievable be true?
0:20.7	I'm Dan Goberg and from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier.
0:26.0	Available now, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.3	A BBC World Service and CBC podcast production.
0:34.2	Before we start, please note this series contains adult themes and strong language.
0:47.1	Whenever I'm in Ghana, I always carry a little battery-powered hand fan with me.
0:52.7	Probably looks a little diva, but it's the best defense against the heat.
0:57.0	Also, fanning yourself gives you something to do when you're nervous,
1:02.0	like I am, sitting here on the patio of a cafe in Accra, waiting.
1:08.0	Every car that goes by, I think, is that him?
1:13.6	The guy I'm waiting for has rescheduled twice already. First, he didn't want to meet indoors,
1:19.6	so he had to find exactly the right outdoor location. Then the rain set in and he cancelled
1:26.6	again. Now I'm nervous that he won't show up at all.
1:32.3	I'm also a bit nervous that he will. The guy I'm waiting for is a supporting player in one of many
1:39.8	criminal schemes conning people around the world. He's a romance scammer, someone who grooms his victims by using other people's images.
1:50.0	Images like Janessa's.
1:59.2	From CBC Podcasts and the BBC World Service, my name is Hannah Ajalah, and this is Love Janessa.
2:11.6	The story of my wild quest to find the woman whose face and body is the bait used in catfishing schemes around the world.
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