The Victim’s Voice: Romance Scam Stories

This week is a bit of a different episode - Stacey tells two very different stories of romance scam victims.

Stacey speak with Chanel who talks about her relationship with Jan, and how once she called him out for being a scammer things turned to blackmail.

In this shorter-than-usual episode, Stacey speaks with Steven, who bravely shares the story of the scam that pushed him to the edge and had an almost fatal impact on his life. If Steven’s story resonates with you, or you’re struggling in a similar way, please reach out for support to the Samaritans (UK) or 988 Helpline (USA).Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen988 Lifeline - If you need emotional support, reach out to the national mental health hotline: 988.

Today, Stacey speaks with Jenny who was in an online relationship with Patrick for 7 months, until she realised that he was actually a scammer.When Jenny confronted him, things took a more sinister turn and the scammer tried to blackmail her!

In this weeks episode Stacey speaks with Ian who was scammed out of £300 by a scammer calling themselves Kayla.

Stacey speaks with content creator, John J Irwin, who explains the effect that having his identity stolen by scammers has had on him.

Today, I speak with Ann. She met a man online who said that he was a member of the military, but in fact, he was a scammer. Ann explains how she met the scammer, how he managed to scam money from her, how she realised she was being scammed and the effect the experience has had on her.