The Con Man Down Under
The Dating Detectives
Dear Media
4.7 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
This week on The Dating Detectives, we hear Tracy Hall’s jaw-dropping story of dating one of Australia's most notorious con men. What begins as a seemingly healthy, slow-burn romance with a supportive, emotionally intelligent partner turns into a shocking unraveling of identity, trust, and financial security when Tracy discovers the man she loved never existed at all. As she pieces together an 18-month relationship built on meticulous lies, Tracy shares how even the smartest, most capable people can be targeted, manipulated, and ultimately betrayed—and how she fought to rebuild her life in the aftermath. This episode is a powerful reminder that scams don’t look like scams when you’re inside them. Stick around for the Dogfish Debrief for more insights, and if you want to go deeper, check out Tracy’s book The Last Victim, and the hit Australian podcast that dives deep into all of Hamish's crimes, Who the Hell is Hamish?
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| 0:00.0 | The following program contains names, places, and events that have been anonymized or fictionalized for the purposes of protection and safety. |
| 0:08.7 | The following program is provided for entertainment purposes only, and any commentary from the hosts are strictly conjecture and should not be held as making any definitive statements about the truth or identity of any particular individuals or circumstances. |
| 0:21.4 | If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship, |
| 0:24.2 | please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723 for support. |
| 0:40.5 | Happy Dating Detectives Monday. |
| 0:43.5 | Hi, Mackenzie. You look beautiful with your new extensions. |
| 0:45.6 | Look at that long mermaid hair. |
| 0:48.2 | I got new mermaid hair. They made me look like a mermaid. |
| 0:49.6 | It's gorgeous. |
| 0:50.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:52.3 | You know, who else was gorgeous? |
| 0:54.0 | Our guest this week. Seamless transition. |
| 0:56.4 | I really did like her. She told an incredible story. You guys, first of all, I always want to |
| 1:02.0 | express our gratitude for you guys being here and listening to these guests, tell their stories, |
| 1:07.1 | and just creating this community for all of us, including our guests. And we are just so, |
| 1:11.9 | so grateful for you. So thank you for joining our Patreon and just being a part of this community |
| 1:18.0 | and helping it to grow and create these conversations that sometimes are really hard. |
| 1:22.6 | We appreciate you sending in your stories also, everybody who sends them in. And if you have one to |
| 1:27.1 | send in, email us, investigate at the them in. And if you have one to send in, |
| 1:27.8 | email us, investigate at the datingdetectivespodcast.com. But first and foremost, gratitude. |
| 1:33.7 | Thank you so much for being here. And for Patreon, if you're interested, we do extra episodes |
| 1:38.1 | every month. We have a little community where we all kind of can chat and debrief on episodes. |
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