Catfishing and Romance Fraud: What you need to know now

About this episode

This episode discusses the rise of romance fraud and catfishing, featuring insights from expert Anna Rowe.

Someone tells you they love you, mirrors your values, and makes you feel seen in a way you haven’t felt in years. Then they vanish, come back with an excuse, and your body floods with relief. That cycle is not romance. It’s a strategy, and it’s driving a surge in romance fraud, catfishing, and online dating scams that leave victims with financial loss and trauma that looks a lot like PTSD. In this episode we sit down with Anna Rowe, founder of catchthecatfish.com and part of lovesaid.org, to...

People in this episode

Guest: Anna Rowe

Topics covered

• romance fraud
• catfishing
• online dating scams
• financial loss
• PTSD

Keywords

• romance fraud
• catfishing
• online scams
• financial loss
• PTSD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: catchthecatfish.com, lovesaid.org

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