A captivating high end documentary series detailing extraordinary tales of romance fraud, exposing the love, lies and jaw-dropping tactics of heartless manipulators and the fight to bring them to justice.
Fireman Scam
When firefighter James messaged Coleen and asked her out on a date, she was impressed by his charming, generous nature and fun-loving sense of humour. Introducing him to her two daughters and her twin sister, Karen, he soon becomes part of the family and when he reveals that he’s expecting a £2m inheritance from his relatives in France, he goes into business with Karen, while planning an extravagant wedding for Coleen. Despite James' claim that he has had a vasectomy, Coleen unexpectedly falls pregnant, and doubts begin to creep in about James’ story. As the deceptions start to unravel, the police get involved and DC Bethan starts an investigation into James’ story ….
The Cancer Con
Sean always wanted to be a dad and so meeting energetic single mum Rebecca with her little daughter Sarah, was a double treat. After only a month together, Rebecca gives Sean the devastating news that she’s got terminal cancer. Undeterred, Sean takes on the role of caring for Rebecca and her daughter and is overjoyed when he learns that Rebecca is pregnant with his child. But as the first doctor's appointment approaches, Rebecca tells Sean that she’s had a miscarriage. Devastated by the news, Sean doubles down on supporting his terminally ill girlfriend and to earn much needed cash, he goes to work renovating the home of Rebecca’s gay friend Steve. What he discovers at that house, unravels the many layers of deception that Rebecca has been weaving ….
The Lord Of The Lies
Megan was swept off her feet by charming Lord Bertie Underwood, who arrived on the Isle of Wight and showered her with fancy gifts and luxury weekends away with an exciting proposal on Christmas day. But while Megan plans an extravagant wedding, the charming Lord Bertie was also cruising for other victims he could defraud on Grindr. Megan’s world starts to fall apart when she finds Bertie’s wallet with numerous ID’s under different names. Worse is to come when she discovers that he’s taken out numerous business loans in her name and even her engagement ring is a fake ….
The Comic-Con
Sabrina Taylor was a lovable oddball with a passion for comics and a leading light in her local Pagan community. Fresh out of college, Aaron was overjoyed to find someone who shared some of his more nerdy passions and he was more than ready to step up after Sabrina’s diagnosis with MS. Paying for their rent, most of the bills and her multiple medications was a stretch, but the life-changing treatment that Sabrina desperately needed started costing Aaron tens of thousands of dollars that he didn't have. By the end of their relationship Aaron’s debt to his mum and others was over $100k, but by then Sabrina had moved on to other victims and falsely accused Aaron of domestic violence. When Sabrina threatens to commit suicide in Japan, unless friends can raise $20k that she’d ‘had stolen’, people started to question the truth of her stories ….