Hosted by Michael B · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 25 episodes
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The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams examines how long-term, attachment-driven deception operates beneath what are commonly called “romance scams.” These scams don’t begin with money—they begin with trust, emotional connection, and carefully constructed relationships that evolve over time. This series breaks down how those connections form, how trust is manipulated, and how the impact unfolds across emotional, relational, and financial dimensions. Based on lived experience and structured analysis, each episode focuses on a specific component of the process—helping listeners understand not just what happens, but how it happens. The goal is simple: increase awareness, restore clarity, and help strengthen prevention. For a deeper, firsthand account of how these scams unfold step by step, the book can now be found on Amazon. Please search " Ding — “Hello Dear, How Are You?”
Michael B hosts The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, a education show with 25 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail A daughter says, "We showed Mom the evidence." A son says, "The bank told Dad it was a scam." The family proves the photos are fake, the profile is fake, and the promises are fake. Yet the money keeps fl
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, I step away from the deeper psychological mechanics for a moment and focus on something incredibly important: The small clues. The tiny inconsisten
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, I break down one of the most misunderstood aspects of modern romance scams: The relationship itself IS the scam. From the beginning to the ghosting
Send us Fan Mail One of the most painful parts of a romance scam often begins after the scam is over. Once the truth comes out, many victims stop hearing: “Are you okay?” …and start hearing: “How could you fall for that?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I revisit one of the most important questions people ask: How does a romance scam actually begin? It doesn’t start with money. It doesn’t start with a crisis. It starts with a single mes
Send us Fan Mail It looked legitimate. The outreach was professional. The interview was real. The conversation mattered. Nothing about it felt like a scam… because it wasn’t designed to. As usual... In this episode, I wa
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we move past the first “I love you” and into the phase where emotional connection turns into dependency. Accounts are set up. Transactions are successful. Trust is established. And every
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, we go deeper into one of the most pivotal moments in the entire process—the first time money is introduced. This is not just about the transaction.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, we slow everything down and walk through the steps of how innocently and simply these scams actually begin. Because one of the biggest misconceptio
Send us Fan Mail $21 billion lost in 2025 in the US alone. This is a 37 percent increase in the 2024 numbers. Just how much gets unreported...no one truly knows. In this episode, we step away from the mechanics again, be
Send us Fan Mail In this short episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, I take a moment to say thank you for listening, for sharing, and for helping bring awareness to something that impacts so many people and fam
Send us Fan Mail One of the most damaging myths about romance scams is this: “Only stupid people fall for them.” That belief isn’t just wrong—it’s dangerous. Because it creates a false sense of security and prevents peop
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down what happens after the first “yes” — when momentum builds, trust deepens, and the situation starts to escalate. What felt safe now feels like progress. The relationship str
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, we break down the moment when things make an about face — the first small “yes.” These scams don’t begin with money. They begin with a simple messa
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I step away from the mechanics to talk about something most people don’t think applies to them—vulnerability. Romance scams don’t start with money. They start with conditions: stress, is
Send us Fan Mail From the outside, romance scams seem obvious. The questions come quickly: “How could you fall for that?” “Why didn’t you stop?” “Why didn’t you say something?” But from the inside… it doesn’t feel like a
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I take you to the moment when money first enters the relationship — and something doesn’t feel right. By this point, the connection feels real. Trust has been built. The relationship fee
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I explore what I call the Attachment Override Model — the moment when emotional commitment becomes strong enough to override logic, skepticism, and even intelligence. During one of my re
Send us Fan Mail Before I continue the timeline of what happened to me, I wanted to pause for a moment and talk about something that is critical to understanding these scams — the “how.” In this episode I step back from
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 7 of The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams, we explore the critical stage that happens just before money enters the conversation. By this point in a romance scam or “pig butchering” operation, t
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