Off Record: Victim Turned Scammer

About this episode

Patia discusses the story of Christine Echohawk, who orchestrated a significant online romance scam.

Patia tells Hannah a story about Christine Echohawk, who ran a sweeping online romance scam that drained more than $1.5 million from women who believed they were in love. But who was Christine working for and was she also a victim? Recommendation: Neighbors (HBO docuseries)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Patia

Guest: Hannah

Topics covered

• romance scam
• true crime
• victim
• scammer
• online fraud

Keywords

• romance scam
• Christine Echohawk
• true crime
• fraud
• victim
• online scam
• HBO docuseries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

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