Romance Scam Rebellion
Anola Johnson
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The Romance Scam Rebellion is a bold, experience-led podcast that eposes the dark tactics behind online relationship scams and empowers targets to fight back. Hosted by a real life survivor, each episode breaks the silence around digital deception, shares insider knowledge from lived experience, and dismantles the shame that scammers count on.
Whether you're reeling from betrayal, questioning red flags, or ready to reclaim your power, this is your battleground for truth and recovery. No sugar coating. No victim-blaming. Just raw stories, real strategies, and rebellious self compassion.
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S3E4 The Face That Launched A Thousand Scams
Send us Fan MailFor more than a decade, one military veteran has been living a nightmare he never signed up for.His photographs have been stolen and used by romance scammers around the world. Day…
S3E3 The Scam that Broke My Family
Send us Fan MailApril Helm — Journalist & Host of the podcast "Scammer Stories"Some scams don't just steal money. They steal relationships, fracture families and leave wounds that no amount of…
S3E1 When Swiping Right Goes Wrong
Send us Fan MailAfter a divorce and years of rebuilding her life, Beth Hyland thought she had finally found someone who truly understood her. What began as a promising Tinder match quickly evolved…
S3E1 Season 3 - Romance Scam Warriors
Send us Fan MailSeason 3 begins with a look at the journey since the close of Season 2 — the advocacy, the conversations, and the growing movement determined to confront the scam epidemic head-on.…
S2E11 The Stolen Face: A Romance Scam Victim Speaks Out - Season 2 Finale
Send us Fan MailThe man I thought I loved was real — just not the one talking to me.In this episode, I unpack the emotional aftermath of discovering that the identity behind my romance scam belonged…
S2E10 Seven Deadly Signs You're in a Romance Scam (Or About to Be)
Send us Fan MailWhat if the person you’re falling for… was never real?In this urgent, reality-check episode, Anola walks listeners through the seven most common psychological and behavioral signs of…
S2E9 Testify - Life After a Romance Scam
Send us Fan MailTwo years after the scam, I'm 69 with 27 years left on a mortgage I almost owned outright. My professional reputation is damaged. My retirement is gone. And the systems that could…
S2E8 Seen. Chosen. Scammed. Viola's Story
Send us Fan MailScammers don’t target a type — they target vulnerability. Gender, age, education, politics, religion, or sexual orientation don’t matter. The tactics are the same.In this episode, I…
S2E7 Scammed Twice: Crypto ATM's Part 2 - Who Profits When Victims Pay
Send us Fan MailIn Part 1, I exposed how Bitcoin ATMs take 30-40% of scam victims' money through hidden markups. In Part 2, I investigate who's profiting from this system.Meet Brandon Mintz—Forbes 30…
S2E6 Scammed Twice: Part 1, The Crypto ATM Gets Its Cut
Send us Fan MailIn Part One of Scammed Twice, we move past the emotional manipulation and into the machinery that quietly profits from it. This episode exposes how cryptocurrency ATMs have become a…
S2E4 Your Cruelty is Their Business Model S2 E4
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I confront the cruel comments often directed at romance scam survivors — calling them stupid, desperate, or deserving of what happened. These reactions aren’t…
S2E3 Jennifer French Tomasic MSc on Coercive Control S2 E3
Send us Fan MailIn this powerful episode of The Romance Scam Rebellion, Anola sits down with Jennifer French Tomasic MSc, a psychologist and expert in coercive control, to explore one of the most…
S2E2 The Manipulation Playbook. S2 E2
Send us Fan MailRomance scams don’t happen by accident. They follow a script.In this episode of The Romance Scam Rebellion, I'll break down the exact psychological playbook scammers use worldwide to…
S2E1 Brainjacked: The Dopamine Trap S2 E1
Send us Fan MailIn the Season 2 opener, Anola exposes the hidden psychological mechanism powering nearly every modern romance scam: love bombing. This isn’t just cheesy sweet talk — it’s a deliberate…
S1E13 Episode 13 — 🌊💥 Aftershocks: The Ripple Effects 💔🔍
Send us Fan MailSeason finale. After the initial shock of a romance scam, the damage doesn’t stop — it ripples through every part of your life. From identity theft to fake crypto schemes, government…
S1E12 Episode 12 — 🔄🎭 Oops, I Did It Again! The Search for Closure 🎭🔄
Send us Fan MailAfter my first disaster, I needed more than closure — I needed the truth. This episode follows my painful journey chasing the “real man” behind a fake profile, hoping to find answers…
S1E11 ⏰ Episode 11 - The Wake up call - The day my fantasy died 📲
Send us Fan MailThis episode is deeply personal. It’s about betrayal, financial trauma, and the painful moment when denial breaks — when the fantasy shatters and harsh truth takes hold.Despite…
S1E10 🔥 Episode 10: Ember to Inferno Part 2: The Five-Alarm Meltdown 🔥
Send us Fan MailWhat started as emotional kindling erupts into a full-scale inferno.In this second half of Ember to Inferno, I take you into the fire — where emotional manipulation turns into…
S1E9 🔥 Episode 9: Ember to Inferno Part 1– The Five-Alarm Meltdown 🔥
Send us Fan MailWhat starts with a spark of affection can ignite into a full-blown inferno of deception. In this first half of a two-part episode, I walk you through the slow burn of how trust, love,…
S1E8 🤥 Episode 8 - Excuse Me While I Lie to Myself 🤦♀️
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the truth stares you in the face — and you still can’t accept it?In this painfully honest episode, I take you back to the moment the fairytale started to unravel. A…
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Romance Scam Rebellion has published 29 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Relationships.
Romance Scam Rebellion is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 12m.
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