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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S2E11 The Stolen Face: A Romance Scam Victim Speaks Out - Season 2 Finale
Send a textThe 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 to an…
S2E10 Seven Deadly Signs You're in a Romance Scam (Or About to Be)
Send a textWhat 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 a…
S2E9 Testify - Life After a Romance Scam
Send a textTwo 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 help?…
S2E8 Seen. Chosen. Scammed. Viola's Story
Send a textScammers 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 sit…
S2E7 Scammed Twice: Part 2 Who Profits When Victims Pay
Send a textIn 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 Machine Gets Its Cut
Send a textIn 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…
S2E5 Martina Dove PhD on Romance Scam Rebellion
Send us a textWhy do smart, capable people fall for scams?Because scams don’t exploit stupidity — they exploit human psychology.In this episode of The Romance Scam Rebellion, I’m joined by Dr.…
S2E4 Your Cruelty is Their Business Model S2 E4
Send a textIn 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 harmless…
S2E3 Jennifer French Tomasic MSc on Coercive Control S2 E3
Send a textIn 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 a textRomance 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 a textIn 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 a textSeason 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 a textAfter 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 and…
S1E11 ⏰ Episode 11 - The Wake up call - The day my fantasy died 📲
Send a textThis 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 growing…
S1E10 🔥 Episode 10: Ember to Inferno: The Five-Alarm Meltdown (Part 2) 🔥
Send a textWhat 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 financial…
S1E9 🔥 Episode 9: Ember to Inferno – The Five-Alarm Meltdown 🔥 Part 1
Send a textWhat 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, and…
S1E8 🤥 Episode 8 - Excuse Me While I Lie to Myself 🤦♀️
Send a textWhat 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…
S1E7 🧩 Episode 7: Rationalization is More Important than Sex 🧩
Send a textWhen love feels perfect, we don’t question it — we justify it.This episode digs into the emotional contortions we perform to protect a fantasy. From sweet texts to shady investment…
S1E6 💊 Episode 6: Hooked on a Feeling: The Drug and the Digital Fairytale 💊
Send a textWhat if the love of your life was never real — just a mirror of your deepest longing, designed to hook you like a drug?In this episode of Romance Scam Rebellion, we dive into the emotional…
S1 Bonus Episode - Google Just Handed Scammers a Gift
Send a textGoogle quietly removed one of the most powerful free tools everyday people had to protect themselves: reverse image search. It helped users spot fake profiles, recognize romance scams, and…
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Romance Scam Rebellion has published 25 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Relationships.
Romance Scam Rebellion is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 12m.
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