The thing about con artists is… they don’t show up looking like villains. They show up looking like saviours. They speak your language, they mirror your dreams, they promise you the world and fatally - it’s all too easy to believe them.

This episode isn’t about one man. It’s about the pattern. About how people with fraudulent intentions use love bombing, grandiose claims, and smoke-and-mirrors deals to lure women in: financially, emotionally, psychologically. And how easy it is to fall for it when you’re hungry for opportunity, or even just hungry to be seen.

I’ll share how I was approached in my two-year old business after seeking a cash injection, how the glittering promises unravelled, and what I learned about trust, power, and how it’s impossible to protect yourself as a businesswoman in the UAE.

 The country is simply biased against female entrepreneurs, and if you’re up against a man, you don’t stand a chance.