The Porsche & Penthouse Scam: Part 2
The Dating Detectives
Dear Media
4.7 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
In this sequel/prequel to April’s episode titled Dressed to Deceive: The Push and Penthouse Scam, Mackenzie and Hanna pick up Allison’s saga where it left off, and introduce Layla, another woman targeted by the same charming British real-estate developer. Her story, and how she found her way to Allison and our show, is a wild ride unlike anything we've heard on The Dating Detectives before! Tune in next week for the final chapter of this epic Dogfish saga.
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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. |
| 0:08.8 | 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. |
| 0:21.2 | 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. |
| 0:39.4 | Hello, hello, hello. |
| 0:41.5 | Happy dating detectives Monday. |
| 0:42.4 | You guys, it's Monday. |
| 0:43.1 | It's a national holiday. |
| 0:45.0 | And today's a special. |
| 0:51.0 | Not that every Monday isn't special, but it's special because I think this is the first time we've had an episode like this. |
| 0:53.2 | Yeah, it's, you guys are going to die. |
| 0:53.9 | It's a sequel. This is a sequel episode. |
| 0:55.8 | But also kind of a prequel, but also kind, no, okay, sequel. Kind of a prequel. |
| 1:00.6 | You're so right. Tell us after what you think it is. So we did an episode in April called |
| 1:06.9 | Dressed to Deceive the Porsche and Penthouse Scam. |
| 1:17.7 | Our guest was named Allison, and she came on with her divorce attorney, whose name is Leslie Barbara. |
| 1:18.2 | Now, Leslie's been on the podcast before. |
| 1:19.9 | You guys loved her. |
| 1:21.7 | Yes. |
| 1:22.6 | Not to keep dropping episodes, but if you type in Leslie Barbara, it'll take you even further back |
| 1:26.8 | because we did an episode with Leslie. Yeah. So not only did she give us insight on divorce and like |
| 1:33.3 | legal tips for moving in with your partner, like how to protect yourself, but she also has gone |
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