Three women who refuse to learn from their dating mistakes. We’re sharing our horror stories with you every week.
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Season 1 Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Jules Hannaford was successful and happy in her life and her job, but was still lonely. She turned to online dating as a last resort, after being single for more than a decade. It seemed she was consistently meeting men who were not good enough. One after another, they seemed only to want to swindle her out of her money, and she was getting frustrated. Finally, she met a man who had his life together. Truman was a successful pr ...
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Final Episode: Sally tries to get all of the other diamond brokers who are linked to the scam to join her in a round table discussion in a bid to share the financial burden that she is shouldering. Sally is worried about Tiffany as she did not turn up to the course finale and she is not responding to her texts. Has Tiffany been arrested? Trigger Wa…
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Sally is building a relationship with Tiffany as she continues to slowly pay her back. Tiffany does not meet the Christmas deadline for her payment and Sally is disappointed and worries the money may stop coming in. Sally wants to help Tiffany and offers to have her join her at the end of a personal development course that she has been doing. She w…
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Sally tells Tiffany that she knows all about her criminal history. Tiffany continues to pay back small amounts of money but Sally is worried that her small business will not survive this catastrophic financial loss. Sally traces the convoluted track that the diamond took to get to her and starts to do her own investigation into the diamond brokers …
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Sally discovers that there is another diamond store owner who has been scammed by Tiffany. They compare notes and realise that they have both been duped the same way with the same diamond. They need to work out who owns the diamond that the GIA has in its possession. Sally’s lawyer gives her some advice which she later regrets following. Trigger Wa…
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4| Keep Your Friends Close
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The Private Investigator uncovers Tiffany's criminal history and Sally begins to realise that she is a victim of an elaborate scam. Her lawyer suggests that Sally befriend Tiffany and try to get her to keep making small payments for the diamonds. Sally finds out what Tiffany did with the diamonds and tries to find them. She contacts the GIA and eve…
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3| Mining for Information
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Tiffany begins to pay back the money bit by bit but things don’t feel right. Sally reports the incident to the police but they don’t seem interested. She decides to hire a Private Investigator to help her to track down Tiffany and find out more about who she really is. We learn about Sally’s background in the diamond industry. 'Fool Me Twice: All A…
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2| Are Diamonds Forever
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We delve deeper into the machinations of the diamond sale and how the transaction seemed above board but then things began to go horribly wrong. Sally returns from her trip, thinking that there was some kind of mistake with the bank and that the issue with the payment should be able to be easily sorted out. Sally begins to communicate with Tiffany …
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1| The Lost Diamonds of Sheung Wan
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A nondescript woman, Tiffany, visits a locally owned diamond business, Ryder Diamonds, seeking a very specific diamond. The owner Sally Ryder, is away on an overseas trip during the transaction and her sales assistant’s broker the deal. Everything goes smoothly and Tiffany buys two 5 carat diamonds. However, not long after this big sale, Sally’s sa…
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‘Fool Me Twice’ is a podcast about diamonds. Jules and Zara were approached by a woman in Hong Kong who owns a diamond business, and had an incredibly compelling story to tell, full of twists and turns. Hearing her story, Zara became interested in diamonds themselves, and started doing some digging. This podcast follows the story of that scam, and …
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Our true crime podcast ‘Fool Me Twice’ has been nominated for an award for Best Writing in the 24th Annual Webby Awards. This is huge honour and we are very excited. There is a People's Voice component, where we would love it if you could please take the time to VOTE for our podcast ‘Fool Me Twice’! It would be really incredible to win. Please clic…
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Bonus: An Interview with Jules Hannaford
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Jenna Shellman from 'Leading With Your Gut' podcast interviews Jules about her romance scam journey and the making of 'Fool Me Twice' podcast. Get some inside information about Truman and the scam, that has not been shared in either her memoir or the podcast...until now. Listen to 'Leading With Your Gut': https://apple.co/2vbnOL8 Follow Jenna Renee…
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On September 2nd, 2010, 24 year-old Michelle O’Connell broke up with her boyfriend, St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy, Jeremy Banks. Minutes later, she was dead. The St. Johns Sheriff’'s Office quickly ruled the case a suicide, without examining crucial forensic evidence or interviewing any key witnesses. Other official investigations failed to gai…
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FINAL EPISODE: We dive a little deeper into the mechanisms of scamming, and hear from a woman whose online dating situation was downright scary. What are some ways we can protect ourselves from the possibility of being scammed? All the experts keep saying that it can happen to anyone. A huge coup as Jules manages to contact a real-life scammer from…
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Back in Hong Kong, she is out, and safe. However, now comes time for reflection, and with that, the gift (or curse) of hindsight. Jules wonders how she could have missed all the signs! There were so many red flags and it’s up to her to figure out how to learn from these mistakes, heal and move forward. We hear from experts in the field to help us p…
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7| Cigarettes Saved My Life
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With a cold, hard dose of reality, Jules has finally realised that she is in danger. She knows that she needs to get out, fast, from this situation that’s dodgy in more ways than one. She needs to get the car back from Truman. He has taken it, but where? Finally, he returns to the hotel and since he now knows any opportunity to further scam her is …
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Truman continues to attempt to extricate money from Jules. He takes her to Liverpool, and tells her about an apartment he is buying, and suggests they could get a mortgage together. The attempts to squeeze money out of her get more and more desperate, and Truman disappears with the rental car that is under Jules’s name. Finally, she begins to see t…
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On the third day of her trip, Jules agrees to help Truman by loaning him some cash so he can retrieve his jewellery from a pawn shop. Once he has the cash, he gets excited and takes his friends out on the town. Truman starts to let his guard down, and the cracks begin to show. Is Truman even his real name? Did he lie about his age? Jules begins to …
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Jules boards a flight to Manchester, UK. She meets the man who has crafted a complex identity to hook her into a romantic fantasy, and he immediately pulls her into the first phases of his plans to swindle her out of her money. She is blinded by optimism, and misses the red flags of his blatant manipulation and coercion. A rental car, a pawn shop, …
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The future she is imagining is looking bright. They share the same dreams, values and hopes for their lives together, and Truman is saying all the right things. It’s helpful that she bares her soul in a “getting to know you” questionnaire, which has handed him ammunition to be able to tug on her heartstrings in just the right way. But, is she just …
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Fake online profiles are easy to set up, but perhaps are less easy to spot. After a string of disappointing dating disasters, Jules is becoming entangled in the web of lies that Truman is spinning. She is starry eyed and excited, and so far unable to see the red flags that have begun to show themselves. Fool Me Twice - A True Crime podcast is based…
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1| Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover
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Jules is lonely. She’s exhausted all her options for dating in Hong Kong, so when she hears from a friend about the exciting world of online dating, she jumps at the chance to fish from a bigger pool. She meets Truman, and starts chatting with him regularly – he seems like everything she has been looking for. Excitement starts to build – could this…
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Fool Me Twice follows the story of a woman who was swindled out of her money by the convincing lies of an online romance scammer. In this podcast her daughter, in an attempt to understand how this could happen, investigates the shady world of catfishing and internet dating. It seemed that Jules had finally met a man who had his life together. Truma…
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‘Fool Me Twice’ A True Crime Podcast by Jules Hannaford and Zara Hannaford Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Jules Hannaford was successful and happy in her life and her job, but was still lonely. She turned to online dating as a last resort, after being single for more than a decade. It seemed she was consistently meeting men…
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Like Prom on Depressants
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Ashley is FINALLY BACK FROM EUROPE!!!! This week she shares with us a story which includes questionable tents, "spooktown" drugs, shots from hell, and sexual acronyms. It's a mess.
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Like a Broken Record: questions we always ask
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This week, Kelsey and Meg give each other the third degree: asking all the hard-hitting questions we usually save for first dates (or second dates, if we get that far).
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Kelsey recounts a series of dates with a dude who was just too into it, and the team discusses whether or not a cross-country Solar Eclipse road trip on the fourth date could lead to murder.Music is "F You" by Lily Allen
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This week... guest podder Tyler talks blowjobs, Meg overshares about sexting, and the whole gang joins in to determine how old is too old to call your mom.Music is "F You" by Lily AllenEditing by Tyler Matthiesen
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Meme'd to be... or is it??
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Kelsey is tested yet again...will she be able to say no? (If she did would we be telling this story?) The answer (un-ironically) is no, but join us to find out why this date was definitely not "meme'd to be"Follow us on all of our social medias (insta and twitter) @fool_twiceEmail us your stories at foolmetwicepodcast@gmail.comSpecial thanks to Lil…
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In today's episode of Fool Me Twice, Meg recounts a college boyfriend who emotionally fucked her up as Kelsey and Ashley give insight on why he did what he did. What did he do? Listen and find out.Follow us on social! @fool_twiceMusic "Fuck You" by Lily Allen
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On today's episode, Kelsey and Meg get real. They talk about what they struggle with in relationships and how the men they dated have affected their life years later. Grab the Kleenex for this one!Music: F You, Lilly Allen
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Join Kelsey and Fool Me Twice's first guest, Becca, today for a "loco" ride on this week's worst date. Have a worst first date to share? DM us on social @fool_twice Intro/Outro: F You by Lily Allen
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A meet cute is a scene in which a future romantic couple meets for the first time. This type of scene is a staple of romantic comedies. This episode of Fool Me Twice, where we discuss terrible dates, features how Meg thought the adorable airport meetcute of her dreams went oh so terribly wrong.Music is F You by Lily Allen. Follow us @fool_twice!…
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In Episode 1, Part 2, Kelsey recounts how "Ken" made her regret ever swiping right... Join Kelsey, Meg, and Ashley for their first wine-soaked, tea-spilling dive into the dating story from hell that made them want to start a podcast. Music is Lily Allen's "F You
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In Episode 1, Part 1, Kelsey recounts how "Ken" made her regret ever swiping right... Join Kelsey, Meg, and Ashley for their first wine-soaked, tea-spilling dive into the dating story from hell that made them want to start a podcast. Music is Lily Allen's "F You"
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Meet Kelsey, Meg, and Ashley! We are three twenty-something women with great senses of humor and way too many dating horror stories! Join us as we sip wine, spill tea, and laugh till we cry about men we've met. We're getting this party started with a quick intro about who we are and why this podcast came to be.Music featured from Lily Allen's "F Yo…
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