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Love Bombed
BBC Local Radio
27 episodes
8 months ago

Vicky Pattison explores the double lives, mental trickery and manipulation involved with real life cheaters and their love lives.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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Vicky Pattison explores the double lives, mental trickery and manipulation involved with real life cheaters and their love lives.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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Society & Culture,
Relationships
Episodes (20/27)
Love Bombed
Bonus: Celebrity Scammers

Vicky Pattison talks to author Becky Holmes who has turned the tables on scammers who pretend to be celebrities.

They attempt to contact “Elon Musk” and recreate conversations with “Mick Jagger” and “Keanu Reeves” - all spelling and grammatic errors are the fraudsters own.

If you have been affected by a scam or fraud, there's help available via bbc.co.uk/actionline on the 'Fraud & Scams" page.

Statements from platforms featured:

Instagram say that accounts that impersonate someone else are against their Community Guidelines and they remove them when brought to their attention. They say that they have added extra protections to the user’s genuine Facebook and Instagram accounts designed to tackle account impersonation. They say they don’t allow fraudulent activity and work closely with law enforcement to support investigations.

X(formerly Twitter) say Impersonation is a violation of their rules. They say that you may not misappropriate the identity of individuals, groups, or organizations or use a fake identity to deceive others. They say when they receive an impersonation report, they will investigate the reported account to determine if it violates the X Rules. Accounts determined to be in violation of their Misleading and Deceptive identities policy will either be suspended or asked to update the account(s) so they no longer violate their policies.

Presenter: Vicky Pattison. Producer: Emma Goswell. Sounds Producer: Paul Hilton. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Producer for You Tube: Paul Gay. Visualised Podcast Team: Amita Parekh, Ali Ali, Alicia Thursting, Andy Bosley, Chris House, David Kwan, Natasha Peach, Rafael Bujosa, Rob Grieve and The 44d team. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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8 months ago
17 minutes

Love Bombed
5. Michelle

A passionate love affair, a clash of cultures, was Michelle's relationship really a romance fraud?

Have you been love-bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for help and support on issues raised in this series.

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8 months ago
15 minutes

Love Bombed
4. Suzanne

A lockdown friendship sent Suzanne and her business into a spin.

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9 months ago
12 minutes

Love Bombed
3. Rod

A betrayal by a friend dashes the retirement dream of former aid-worker Rod.

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9 months ago
17 minutes

Love Bombed
2. Fionna

An online relationship with someone who seemed familiar threatened Fionna and her family.

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9 months ago
21 minutes

Love Bombed
1. Priya

Priya thought he was the love of her life, so why did he want her family heirlooms?

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9 months ago
17 minutes

Love Bombed
Introducing… Love Bombed Presents: Betrayed

Vicky Pattison explores romance fraud, deception and mental manipulation with people who want to speak up to help expose this crime.

Plus a bonus episode with author Becky Holmes who turns the tables on the scammers that lurk online pretending to be celebrities.

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9 months ago
1 minute

Love Bombed
9. What's next for Sarah?

Sarah shares why she wanted to tell her story.

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1 year ago
11 minutes

Love Bombed
8. Fake tech

Exploring how technology can mask someone’s identity. Anna Rowe, LoveSaid website co-founder, shares how scammers are staying one step ahead.

Featuring “This is not Morgan Freeman: A Deepfake Singularity”. Concept and deep fake by Bob de Jong. Freeman's voice is imitated by the Boet Schouwink.

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1 year ago
15 minutes

Love Bombed
7. Talking to a ghost

A former scammer based in Nigeria shares his secrets about the world of West African romance fraud.

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1 year ago
10 minutes

Love Bombed
6. Policing romance fraud

Follow DI Duncan Wynn from Thames Valley Police and his “high harm unit” as they investigate and support victims.

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1 year ago
10 minutes

Love Bombed
5. At the police station

Sarah suspects something isn't quite right when she asks Alex for proof of his identity and he sends a passport in a different name.

Contains themes of mental distress and suicide. Visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for sources of help and support.

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1 year ago
10 minutes

Love Bombed
4. A Valentine’s Day to remember

Sarah is going to the airport to meet Alex for the very first time. He has sent her the details of his Lagos flight from Nigeria and Sarah is waiting in Arrivals full of anticipation and excitement.

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1 year ago
12 minutes

Love Bombed
3. Late night online

Alex and Sarah get more intimate sharing sexy images, they also make birthday plans for Alex's 12-year-old daughter, Cassie.

With insights from forensic linguist and criminologist Dr Elisabeth Carter of Kingston University.

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Love Bombed
2. Falling in love

Sarah is looking for a loving relationship outside family responsibilities, Alex and her share lots in common, with promises made to build a life together.

Could this be love?

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1 year ago
8 minutes

Love Bombed
1. My dream man

Sarah meets “Alex” online after a friend persuades her to sign up to dating website.

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Love Bombed
Introducing Series 2: Who is Alex?

Vicky Pattison explores the story of a woman who was the target of an online fraudster.

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1 year ago
2 minutes

Love Bombed
9. Why Did He Do It?

Businesses from across Tyneside line up with Coleen and Karen to help bring Greg Wilson to justice.

Vicky asks "what was in it for him?" and explores how the deception continues to affect those who were caught up in it the most.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Writer/Producer: Jon Douglas. Technical producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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2 years ago
13 minutes

Love Bombed
8. The Reckoning

Vicky listens to the police tapes as Greg faces some tough questions. Police are amazed to discover Wilson had been up to his old tricks while he was on the run and it turns out there may have been real people playing the parts of fictitious characters.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Writer/Producer: Jon Douglas. Technical producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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2 years ago
13 minutes

Love Bombed
7. On The Run

Vicky looks at the police files containing surprising documents which Greg Wilson used to back up his stories to make them so believable.

Meanwhile, Detective Constable Chris Bentham from Durham Police reveals where Greg Wilson had gone and how they found him.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Writer/Producer: Jon Douglas. Technical producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

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2 years ago
18 minutes

Love Bombed

Vicky Pattison explores the double lives, mental trickery and manipulation involved with real life cheaters and their love lives.

Have you been love bombed? Tell us your story at lovebombed@bbc.co.uk.

Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.