- In 2017, I fell for a scam by a close friend and lost close to $100,000.
- I spent over two years bringing my con artist to justice, she was sentenced to five years in prison.
- As I’ve shared my story, many people have reached out asking for help.
Some people play golf on the weekends. I hunt con artists.
But it wasn’t always like that. I used to think there was no way a scammer could outsmart me. Con artists don’t actually outsmart you — they use your emotions to scam you.
In 2017, I fell for one of the oldest cons in the book: the inheritance scam. I lost almost $100,000.
But this scam wasn’t served up to me in an email from some Nigerian prince. It was gingerly laid out for me by my best friend who I knew for four years. I was helping her battle her Irish family for her share of a 25 million euro…
