Season 1
8 episodes · 2023
Real life stories of scam artists who target and prey on single women, romancing the victims to defraud them of their money. Also knows as Love Rats
1Lynn
After the breakdown of her relationship, Lynn Hawes is single for the first time in 17 years. Looking for someone new, she goes online and meets John.
2Yve
Yve Gibney met Maurice after moving to Nigeria in the 90s. They hit it off instantly, married and had a son. But by 2011 Maurice is working abroad and cancelling plans with his family.
3Sue
In 1998, while out with her best mate Anna, Sue Hughes falls for bouncer Steve. Much later, via Anna, Sue sends over £100,000 to him for cancer treatment - but Anna took Sue's money.
4Carol
When she finds out her fiancé is a serial conman with dozens of aliases, Carol and another wronged woman join forces with the police to stop the man who's preyed on them so heartlessly.
5Di
After losing her husband, Di Pogson later joined a dating site, making an instant connection with Kevin. She ends up giving him more than £40,000, but it's a sophisticated con.
6Annemarie
Annemarie matches with Kris on Tinder, and they plan a future together. But soon he is borrowing money from her and not repaying the loan, and she begins to suspect she's being deceived.
7Anne & Sunita
Lockdown loneliness drove many people online, but for two women, the relationships they found there were scams but luckily after speaking to police, both women were able to get most of their money back.
8Lesley & Andyfinale
Lesley Poole thought she'd found love online, then he asked for money. Andy Mills also met Christy online, she quickly began asking Andy for money and he got caught up in an illegal money laundering scheme.
