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Have you ever wondered if the person you're falling for online is truly who they say they are? Welcome to Stolen Love, the podcast that unmasks the shocking reality behind online dating scams and the masterminds who perpetrate them.

Stolen Love dives deep into the heartbreaking world of romance scams, revealing the deceptive tactics used by con artists to steal not just money, but trust and emotional well-being. We share compelling true stories of victims who lost everything, alongside expert insights on how these sophisticated fraudsters operate. From intricate catfishing schemes to elaborate investment scams disguised as love, we expose the red flags you need to recognize.

New episodes arrive daily, every single day of the week, Monday through Sunday, promptly at 9:00 AM. Each episode of Stolen Love offers a gripping narrative, crucial prevention tips, and a deeper understanding of the psychological manipulation involved in these devastating financial scams. Our goal is to empower you with knowledge to protect yourself and your loved ones from becoming the next target.

This podcast is for anyone navigating the complexities of online relationships, those curious about the dark side of digital connections, or anyone who has ever suspected a scammer's intentions. If you want to understand how to identify a scammer and avoid falling victim to these predators, Stolen Love is your essential guide.

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  • The face that held her hand: how a contractor became a ghost

    The face that held her hand: how a contractor became a ghost
    Oct 28 2026
    The face that held her hand: how a contractor became a ghost

    In this episode, we follow the operation that used Bevins's photographs, traced Marcus Dwyer from a November handyman job to a New Year's Eve party in Findlay, and examine the three men who played distinct roles in a romance scam that targeted at least eleven women across four cities since 2015. We explore how Gloria noticed small fractures-the wrong truck seat position, the cigarette smoke that vanished, a phone voice that sounded like performance rather than presence-and how one night of careful hesitation before sending $4,200 became the moment that broke the entire scheme open.

    Person: Gloria Carlson
    Person: Todd Bevins
    Person: Marcus Dwyer
    Event: Romance fraud operation, January to March 2019
    Location: Maplewood, Ohio; Findlay, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio
    Amount: $4,200 requested but never sent

    - Gloria Carlson had been a billing specialist at Harmon Regional Medical Group in Maplewood, Ohio for eleven years and was described by colleagues as meticulous and deliberate, not naive.
    - Marcus Dwyer, age 39, performed handyman work at Peg Novak's cousin's house in Findlay in November 2018, two months before the New Year's Eve party where he met Peg and gained access to Gloria's social circle.
    - The first date between Gloria and the man calling himself Clifford Osborne was at the Briar Cup coffee shop on Clement Avenue in January 2019; over six weeks they had four dinners, two coffees, and one walk along the Maplewood Canal towpath.
    - On March 14, 2019 at 8 p.m., Clifford called Gloria with an unusual request for $4,200 due in 48 hours, claiming a wire transfer had been flagged and a lease renewal was due; Gloria noticed his voice sounded subtly different and did not send the money.
    - Darlene Wilson, a fraud examiner and Gloria's closest friend, identified the photographs as belonging to Todd Bevins of Dayton within four hours using reverse image search on March 15, 2019; a storage unit east of Columbus later revealed printed dossiers on eleven women across four cities and wire transfer confirmations showing the operation had been running since at least 2015.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    23 min
  • The photograph through the window: how he built trust in parallel

    The photograph through the window: how he built trust in parallel
    Oct 27 2026
    The photograph through the window: how he built trust in parallel

    In this episode, we trace the architecture of a romance scam that began fourteen months before any money changed hands, involving forty-seven photographs across six addresses and two financial victims. We examine how a stolen fitness influencer's face became "Chad Zimmerman," how a forged driver's license opened a shell account, and why the repayment of eight hundred and eighty dollars was not generosity but calibration-alongside the unanswered question of what Frey intended when Marcia agreed to a meeting in April.

    Person: Marcia O'Connor
    Person: Douglas Frey, age 37
    Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia
    Amount: $880 (repaid); $11,000 from second victim
    Event: Photograph taken through kitchen window, February 2022
    Platform: NutriPath Connect

    - Marcia received an autoimmune diagnosis in fall 2021 and joined NutriPath Connect, assigned to profile "Chad Zimmerman" with 43 positive reviews active for two years.
    - The first Wednesday call at six thirty a.m. lasted two hours; weekly calls became ritual by November 2021, lasting 90 minutes to two hours.
    - On a Wednesday morning in January 2022 at six thirty-one, the man said he loved her; she confirmed the feeling after several days of consideration.
    - Marcia's brother Tom reverse-image-searched the profile photograph on Friday afternoon and found it belonged to Rafael Borges, a fitness influencer in São Paulo posted in October 2019.
    - The sealed envelope recovered from the impounded silver Kia Sportage contained a print photograph of Marcia taken at 6:47 a.m. through her kitchen window; forty-seven similar images of six different women were found on a burner phone inside the vehicle.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
    Rozwiń Zwiń
    21 min
  • The badge in the creek: how a UN peacekeeper never existed

    The badge in the creek: how a UN peacekeeper never existed
    Oct 26 2026
    The badge in the creek: how a UN peacekeeper never existed

    A laminated credential bearing the name "WALKER, R." emerges from Sallow Creek in eastern New Mexico on a January morning, pristine despite months underwater. The face on the badge belongs to a man named Stuart Albright, a retired civil engineer in Flagstaff who has never heard of Roger Walker. How did a constructed identity built from stolen photographs pull two women into a grief they did not expect, and what did a four-minute video call reveal that unraveled everything?

    In this episode, we follow the architecture of a romance fraud operation that researched its victims for over two years, using stolen CD maturity dates and a shell vendor account to engineer crises that arrived in perfect synchronization with Susan Jones's available funds. We examine the wire transfers, the deepfake video, and the moment a claims investigator ran a reverse image search that exposed a civilian's face being used to build a lie.

    Person: Susan Jones
    Perpetrator: Emeka Adeyemi
    Location: Broken Bow Ranch, Harlan County, New Mexico
    Amount stolen: approximately $62,000 from Susan Jones; $62,000 from Barbara Novak
    Event: Romance fraud via constructed "Roger Walker" identity
    Sentence: eleven years federal prison

    - Susan Jones's husband Dale died of a cardiac event in March 2017; he had structured six staggered certificates of deposit at Kellner Savings and Loan.
    - Roger Walker's friend request arrived in early June 2018, claiming to be a UN peacekeeper deployed to Mali.
    - A laminated UN credential bearing the name WALKER, R. was mailed to Broken Bow Ranch in September 2018 with deployment orders on UN letterhead.
    - The first wire transfer of $4,000 left Kellner Savings and Loan in late November 2018, each subsequent transfer timed precisely to CD maturity dates across months.
    - Investigators traced the shell vendor account used for wire transfers to Emeka Adeyemi in Houston; the account had been dormant since targeting Barbara Novak between 2016 and 2017.

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    Rozwiń Zwiń
    20 min
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