Love Bombed

Feb 13 2024 20 ep. 374
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Vicky Pattison explores the double lives, mental trickery and manipulation involved with real life cheaters and their love lives.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at [email protected].

Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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9. What's next for Sarah?

Feb 13 2024 11 mins  
Sarah shares why she wanted to tell her story.

8. Fake tech

Feb 13 2024 15 mins  
Exploring how technology can mask someone’s identity. Anna Rowe, LoveSaid website co-founder, shares how scammers are staying one step ahead.Featuring “This is not Morgan Freeman: A Deepfake Singularity”. Concept and deep fake by Bob de Jong. Freeman's voice is imitated by the Boet Schouwink.

7. Talking to a ghost

Feb 13 2024 10 mins  
A former scammer based in Nigeria shares his secrets about the world of West African romance fraud.

6. Policing romance fraud

Feb 13 2024 10 mins  
Follow DI Duncan Wynn from Thames Valley Police and his “high harm unit” as they investigate and support victims.

5. At the police station

Feb 13 2024 10 mins  
Sarah suspects something isn't quite right when she asks Alex for proof of his identity and he sends a passport in a different name.Contains themes of mental distress and suicide. Visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for sources of help and support.

4. A Valentine’s Day to remember

Feb 13 2024 12 mins  
Sarah is going to the airport to meet Alex for the very first time. He has sent her the details of his Lagos flight from Nigeria and Sarah is waiting in Arrivals full of anticipation and excitement.

3. Late night online

Feb 13 2024 9 mins  
Alex and Sarah get more intimate sharing sexy images, they also make birthday plans for Alex's 12-year-old daughter, Cassie.With insights from forensic linguist and criminologist Dr Elisabeth Carter of Kingston University.

2. Falling in love

Feb 13 2024 8 mins  
Sarah is looking for a loving relationship outside family responsibilities, Alex and her share lots in common, with promises made to build a life together.Could this be love?

1. My dream man

Feb 13 2024 9 mins  
Sarah meets “Alex” online after a friend persuades her to sign up to dating website.

Introducing Series 2: Who is Alex?

Feb 12 2024 2 mins  
Vicky Pattison explores the story of a woman who was the target of an online fraudster.