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The man whose mother fell for a romance scammer

We are often given scam warnings, but the truth is that it can happen to anyone. My next guest we...

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10.00 5 Jun 2026


The man whose mother fell for a romance scammer


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We are often given scam warnings, but the truth is that it can happen to anyone. My next guest went into the criminal world after his mother fell for a romance scammer, by going to Nigeria to track him down.  

Reporter and Researcher for the New York Times, and Author of the upcoming book, The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos, Carlos Barragan joined Claire this morning.


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