Love Fraud (2020)
Anyone catch this Showtime 4-part series? It concerns the hunt for Robert Scott Smith by a team of ex-wives who were conned out of money and assets over the course of decades (sometimes married to two at once). It was well-made, especially the final episode. I loved Carla the bounty hunter. I want her in my corner.
Thoughts?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 14 | October 16, 2020 4:55 PM
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This hasn't generated much discussion.
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by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 30, 2020 10:51 AM
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Carla was hysterical, every other word was "fuck". I wanted to see her bitch slap that Robert creep.
Why didn't he get more jail time? Didn't he scam one woman out of nearly a million dollars? WTF is wrong with the American justice system? Especially when some people are in jail for having a small amount of weed?!
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 30, 2020 11:50 AM
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First, the guy isn't much to look at, even by Kansas standards.
The women aren't much either though. This guy must have a hell of a game to get away with all of this.
Clue: "He wouldn't let me google him". And she didn't. Fool.
People, both men and women , can be blinded by loneliness and desperation.
Good for these women coming forward but I find this sad rather than entertaining.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 30, 2020 12:25 PM
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[quote]First, the guy isn't much to look at, even by Kansas standards.
Wow. Okay. I mean, that isn't really grounds for evaluating the series. But, since you mention, I thought he was attractive by Kansas standards. I'd fuck him. He has some serious DSLs at any rate. But, I digress ...
The series documents problems with our justice system, and how civilians are being pushed to a degree of vigilantism and/or having to do some of the legwork themselves.
I'm also watching finishing up Murder Mountain. Similar themes.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 30, 2020 1:10 PM
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We have fraus swarming all over this site like ants on a Lifesaver. Do we really need to watch tv about them too?
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 30, 2020 1:40 PM
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It's not my kind of show, but people should be aware that this kind of scam goes on all the time. Also that sometimes the perps shut their victims up permanently.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 30, 2020 2:07 PM
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I wasn't evaluating the series r4, I was pointing out that desperation can make even that man acceptable.
You being willing to fuck him proves my point.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 30, 2020 7:31 PM
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All of those girls looks as if they dream of owning a black Mustang convertible with a vanity plate SPLDROTN.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 30, 2020 7:34 PM
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I was completely engrossed by the show. I thought 4 episodes was too little. My favorite was the the chain-smoking bail bonds woman. If they made a movie out of this story they need to get Frances McDormand.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 30, 2020 7:54 PM
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[quote]I was completely engrossed by the show. I thought 4 episodes was too little. My favorite was the the chain-smoking bail bonds woman. If they made a movie out of this story they need to get Frances McDormand.
Carla was the bail bonds chick.
I did find the series extremely sad. I can' believe that anyone, woman, man, gay or straight, allows a virtual stranger to move into their home almost immediately. I was always lucky to never need a roommate, I trust few people. My friends are people I've known for many years, one friend I've known since we were 15. My longtime partner was part of my group of friends.
I don't care how lonely anyone is. It's difficult making new friends after a certain age, let alone finding a decent partnership after a certain age.
Not all of those women never married, yet they did seem desperate for companionship, for some kind of connection. Some didn't sound bright at all, especially how easily they bought into that creepy guy's bullshit. I don't trust anyone who immediately says they love you. A few of the women had been divorced, one of them, IIRC, her husband died. Yet another ex-husband, or BF, didn't he want to reconnect, wasn't he also searching for the grifter BF?
I think all the women owned their homes, the guy knew exactly who to target.
I still don't understand why the creep didn't get more jail time. One of the women, he scammed out of close to a million dollars.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 3, 2020 3:54 AM
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How much jail time did he get?
by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 3, 2020 9:42 AM
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OP - "sending you to ignore."
What a fucking tool
by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 15, 2020 6:48 PM
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I watched it and from what I gather the guy had a probation violation warrant from the domestic violence incident. For a first time offender that would be dropped to a misdemeanor in most places, and have a sentence up to one year. This guy got initially got a probation term, skipped town, and when he was brought back to court his probation was revoked, he was found guilty and given a term of 6 months.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 16, 2020 4:55 PM
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