Love bombing, sextortion and financial ruin: Kylee Dennis Pt. 2

About this episode

Kylee Dennis discusses the alarming realities of scams, including romance scams and their ties to organized crime.

Tens and thousands of Australians are scammed out of millions every year. However, the exploitation doesn’t stop there - a shocking number of scammers are human trafficking victims, involuntarily held in prison-like compounds and violently punished if they don’t meet their targets.  In part 2 of her chat on I Catch Killers, detective turned romance scam investigator Kylee Dennis reveals the red flags that indicate you're talking to a scammer, how scammers use psychological manipulation to create a perfect storm of emotional and financial devastation, and the connection between romance scams, organised crime, and transnational criminal networks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Jubelin

Guest: Kylee Dennis

Topics covered

• scams
• romance scams
• human trafficking
• psychological manipulation
• financial exploitation
• organized crime

Keywords

• scams
• romance scams
• financial ruin
• human trafficking
• psychological manipulation
• emotional devastation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: I Catch Killers, News.com.au

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