Coldplay Catfish: How one Irish woman lost €20,000 in a romance scam

Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope joins In the News to discuss the rise in online romance scams, while Dublin woman Stacey* shares her own experience of losing more than €20,000 to an online fraudster, who pretended to be Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Presented by Sorcha Pollak, produced by Suzanne Brennan.

*Pseudonym used to protect interviewee’s identity 

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In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak.

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