How Edward Smog Scammed a Retired Nurse Out of $150K

Pretend - a true crime documentary podcast by Javier Leiva

Jul 28, 202636:48Society & Culture

My friend Joe sells real estate. He called me about one of his clients, a retired nurse who was selling her house, because something about her story wasn't sitting right with him. She'd lost her savings to a man named Ed...

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