For Love or Money

When Tina met Andrew online, she was swept off her feet, but as soon as they started making plans to spend the rest of their life together his requests for money began.Are his sob stories of remarkable bad fortune for real, or is Tina being conned? Ash and Kym are on the case.Elsewhere DS Marc Cananur and his fraud squad team uncover a treasure trove of designer goods and cash that might be the key evidence needed to expose an elaborate fraud.

When Paul met a new partner on a dating site, he thought he'd met the woman of his dreams.But when she started asking for large sums of his money to help unlock a treasure trove she'd inherited, their relationship took an expensively dark turn. Is she the true love of his life - or just an exploitative gold-digger?Kym and Ashley promise to find out...

After her husband passed away, Jaqueline ventured online to look for love once again.She met a man named Bobby, who initially seemed like the perfect gentlemen. But over an eight-year period he targeted her life savings, stealing a six-figure sum before disappearing.Now, several years on, a solicitor has been in touch, claiming Bobby has died and left Jaqueline money in his estate. Is this a genuine inheritance, or just the latest stage of a sickening scam?Ash and Kym are determined to find out...

Barbara has sold her home and downsized to a caravan to keep the men in her life happy. Initially she was speaking to Frank Wadsworth, whose chaotic life in Ghana saw Barbara send him over £150,000 to help out. Then, out of the blue, she was contacted by Danny, who claimed to be a different man but over time has taken another six-figure sum from Barbara. Kym and Ashley want to draw a line under this horrific chapter in Barbara's life.

Melo Brand wasn't looking for love when she joined an investment forum, but when she made a fortune in cryptocurrency, the mentor she'd met online, Sujon, began asking for financial assistance for himself, and Melo ended up thousands of pounds out of pocket. Now she's seeking the truth about Sujon and whether she's ever likely to see a return on her investment.Also, June Edwards was approached on social media by a man calling himself Bruce Graham Wallace. Bruce has taken a huge amount of money from June, and private investigator Laura Lyons is worried that June is being taken for a ride by someone claiming he can help her track her money.

Dianne met Larry on social media during lockdown and credits him with saving her life. But her family are suspicious of Larry, as he has taken more than £36,000 from Dianne despite never being able to come to the UK to meet her. Ashley and Kym suspect they are dealing with a scammer and pull out all the stops to get Dianne the truth.Also, we hear how the National Crime Agency caught and imprisoned a prolific romance fraudster right here in the UK, and we hear from the daughter of one of his victims.