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مسلسل Love Con Revenge مترجم - Episode 1
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00:09I never thought that I would become a victim of romance fraud.
00:14When I decided to tell my story to the world, it just blew up.
00:18The widely popular Netflix documentary Tinder Swindler plays out like a heist movie or a sinister version of a rom
00:26-com.
00:26I fell for a man who scammed me out of $250,000. He thought he'd broken me.
00:34But then so many other victims reached out wanting my help.
00:38Hi Cecilia.
00:39My boyfriend said he was a tech millionaire.
00:41His parents were sick, so he needed money to help them. But it was all a lie.
00:46I gave him $150,000. He left me in almost $2 million of debt.
00:53I really need your help.
00:56These scammers have been getting away with this for way too long.
01:01I just had to do something.
01:04Rianne Joseph is a private investigator.
01:06You recognize this guy?
01:07And one of the best in the world.
01:10I'm like a pit bull. When I grab hold of something, I don't let it go.
01:14That is what makes me a badass.
01:17She knows how to track these frosters down.
01:20That's him.
01:21Clear as day.
01:22And get the evidence that we need.
01:24He had a restraining order put out against him.
01:27He's holding ass now.
01:29Paul asked with him.
01:30We're gonna find them.
01:31He has someone with them.
01:33Expose them.
01:34Were the tears real?
01:37$750,000.
01:38And bring them to justice.
01:40You belong in jail.
01:42For me, this is personal.
01:44Breaks my heart.
01:45I know exactly how she was feeling.
01:48How she was scared.
01:52Like, there's still everything.
01:55He's moving really fast.
01:57I have to say, it's evil.
01:59That's him right there.
02:00Oh, my God.
02:01Oh, now my heart's beating.
02:03It's them that should be hiding in shame, not us.
02:05He can't run forever.
02:07We gotta go now.
02:08Go, go, go.
02:10Justice!
02:11Give me your hands.
02:12Do it now.
02:13Fuck now.
02:31Hi, I'm Cecilia.
02:33My name is Jill Shardine.
02:35I met a man online, Todd Dean.
02:40We dated for almost a year.
02:43I gave him most of my savings, but now he's gone.
02:48I really don't know what to do.
02:54I'm feeling nervous because you never know what kind of headspace victims are in.
02:59Being able to sit there and hopefully be a safe space.
03:05That is what I want.
03:07The police are saying there's not enough evidence that it's a civil matter, so I really need your help.
03:17If we're gonna be able to help Jill, we need to understand what is going on.
03:22Was it fraud or was it just a relationship gone wrong?
03:29This is a selfie video, and those are videos of him.
03:35My sweet messages.
03:38I just wish I was with you or you're with me.
03:40That's what I wish.
03:42I met Todd Dean on Facebook dating.
03:46This was the first time that I'd gone on to a dating site.
03:50I'd been divorced for 10 years.
03:53My daughter was 17 years old.
03:55I was very successful in my career at that point in time.
03:59So I was excited about trying to get into the dating scene.
04:05I guess I was looking for a family man.
04:10Attractive.
04:11Someone with a career that was successful.
04:14And when I saw Todd Dean's profile, he checked off every single box.
04:21His pictures, he's skiing, he's hiking, he's doing yoga.
04:26I mean, it was kind of like, wow, he's got it all.
04:29He's got everything.
04:32I Googled him and there were a couple YouTube videos where he was holding a speaking engagement about his mental
04:40health facility.
04:41My name is Todd Dean. I'm the CEO and founder of Send Your Our Wellness.
04:44He looked to be very successful and happy what he was doing.
04:48Helping others with their mental health.
04:52And I was like, wow, that's pretty impressive, you know?
04:57After we met, he immediately gave me his cell phone number.
05:02He wanted to meet pretty quickly.
05:05So our first date, we decided on a lunch.
05:10I was excited.
05:12Deciding what I was going to wear.
05:15I had on a red sweater and camouflage pants and boots.
05:21We met at the restaurant.
05:22I walked in, he had on a camouflage vest, cowboy boots as well.
05:28We looked great together.
05:32We had a wonderful lunch.
05:35I felt like just an instant connection.
05:43While we were talking, he mentioned if I would ride out with him to see his wellness facility.
05:53Once we toured the facility, he planted a kiss on me.
06:02Oh my gosh, I was on cloud nine.
06:04I mean, grinning from ear to ear.
06:10Did you feel kind of like a teenager?
06:12Yeah, I felt like a teenager.
06:14Of course I did.
06:16I mean, everything was fresh and new.
06:20He was everything and more that I could have expected.
06:27I mean, really, it was almost too good to be true.
06:43The middle of a guard off.
06:45Hello.
06:45Hi, my guard on here.
06:47This is so cute.
06:48Hi, it's so nice to meet you.
06:50It's so nice to meet you.
06:50Awesome.
06:51Nice to meet you too.
06:52That is Ollie.
06:54Would you like something to drink?
06:55Water.
06:56Yeah.
06:56It's hot outside.
06:57Yes, it is so hot.
06:58Mr. Carvey, thank you for reaching out.
07:01How are you feeling?
07:02I'm a little nervous.
07:03Yeah.
07:04A little.
07:04I get it.
07:05Yeah.
07:05Yeah, it's not an easy thing.
07:08So, yeah.
07:09What first attracted you to Todd?
07:11How was he as a person?
07:13He was so charismatic.
07:14I mean, he stole the show when he walked into the room
07:17or he walked out of the room.
07:19He's 6'4", and then his personality is just taller than he is.
07:23Yeah.
07:23So attractive.
07:25Do you have any pictures of you guys?
07:27Yeah, this was our first date.
07:30Very pretty couple.
07:31And these are some videos.
07:33He sent you?
07:33Yeah.
07:35I miss hearing from you.
07:38Well, one of my sweet messages.
07:41I just wish I was with you or you're with me.
07:43That's what I wish.
07:45How was it in between the days?
07:47Was it a lot of texting and messaging?
07:49Constant.
07:50And as soon as we started communicating,
07:52it was constant selfies, constant video messages.
07:58He was sending at least 10 selfies a day.
08:01Maybe sometimes more than that.
08:03You are hilarious.
08:06Good morning.
08:07Well, good morning.
08:09You know, I'm drinking coffee.
08:10Thank you, my friend.
08:12Good night, text.
08:14Hey, are you okay?
08:15Maybe you went to bed early.
08:17I was excited.
08:20I was getting those messages all throughout the day.
08:24What do you mean no more selfies?
08:26That'd be like the sun's not coming up tomorrow.
08:29They made me feel good.
08:30I was thinking about him all the time.
08:33It had been a long time since I felt that way.
08:38This is called love bombing.
08:40Right.
08:40They shower you with love and affection to draw you in.
08:43And make you feel special.
08:45I didn't even know about it either.
08:46I just loved love, you know?
08:47Yeah.
08:48Right.
08:48I didn't see it like that.
08:50Yeah, that's exactly what he did.
08:52So you went on a second date?
08:53Yeah.
08:56For the second date, he decided that he was going to take me to get my nails done.
09:00What girls don't want to be pampered?
09:02In true Todd fashion, he videoed the whole thing.
09:06He suggested the green color.
09:09Not anything I would have ever gotten put on my nails.
09:12Ever.
09:13You like that color?
09:14Love it.
09:15I absolutely love it.
09:16But he wanted to spend time with me.
09:19He wanted to do things with me and for me.
09:21That made me happy.
09:24Early on, he gave me a key to his condo in downtown Nashville.
09:29The condo matched Todd's personality to a T.
09:33It was flashy.
09:35During the week, I stayed at his condo, even if he wasn't there.
09:40Essentially, kind of like we were playing house, almost.
09:43I was walking on clouds, literally.
09:47It was definitely moving into what I thought was a relationship.
09:53I was having a blast because he was fun.
09:56He was so much fun to be around.
09:57That's the way it was in the beginning.
10:03Romance fraud comes in many forms, but there is a playbook.
10:08Frosters, they will mirror you.
10:10They pretend to be the perfect human for you.
10:14They prey on what all of us want in life, and that is love.
10:23I do remember we were playing music, and he was talking more about himself and about his childhood.
10:29Kind of given me a little bit more insight to who he was.
10:35It really did feel good because I felt like he was, you know, bringing me into a part of his
10:40world, right?
10:43Even though I was a little nervous, I opened myself up a little bit to him about my mother.
10:51She had committed suicide in 2016, and I've struggled with depression and mental health for years.
11:01I'd been to a trauma facility, so I still have some traumas that I hadn't finished working through.
11:09I felt like he could relate.
11:12It felt amazing because now I'm starting to have feelings.
11:17I'd only known him for a short amount of time, but I was all in.
11:25So when did he ask you for money for the first time, and how did that request came about?
11:31I mean, a month and a half into the relationship.
11:35He needed $1,000.
11:40Todd was telling me that he needed money for operating expenses for his wellness facility, Sanjara.
11:49This was going to be a high-end wellness retreat.
11:53He's got top-notch doctors. He's got a top-notch team.
11:58Sanjara would be able to heal any type of issues, whether that range from addiction to trauma.
12:05I did wonder why someone with this $1.8 million property would even need to ask me for money.
12:13He told me that it's a start-up, and he just needs this help for finishing Sanjara.
12:20And being that mental health has always been an area close to my heart, it was just something that I
12:26really wanted to help with.
12:28In the very beginning, he gave me that money back pretty quickly, plus another $500.
12:36Like, thank you, here's a little extra for you.
12:39You know, like, he's just being this upstanding, great guy.
12:45But, as I got more into the relationship, he really didn't talk about anything else except for getting money in
12:52the door.
12:55Sometimes a froster will ask for smaller amounts at the start, and then pay them back.
13:02It's just such a smart and simple way to win the trust of their victims.
13:05But after a while, they will just ask for bigger sums, and it will kind of never stop.
13:11All I can think about is money right now.
13:14He would just keep asking, and I would keep giving.
13:22I was not concerned about him not paying me back. I really wasn't.
13:25He would always say he had money coming in within a week or two weeks.
13:29It absolutely felt like we were building something together.
13:32You know, thought that there was a bigger picture here.
13:35Ultimately, this will open and help other people, and maybe I can be a part of it.
13:38And then, once I was in so deep, I really didn't know how to get out of it.
13:48I gave him all of the money that I had.
13:51He said, you know, make sure you don't tell anyone.
13:56So, I was dealing with this internally, and I didn't have anyone to talk to about it.
14:01It was just complete anxiety.
14:03Yeah.
14:03That is the same methods in abusive relationships you find in romance fraud,
14:08because they are taking advantage of you.
14:10Yeah.
14:11Did you go to the police?
14:12I contacted the police.
14:14But at that time, they just said, this is a civil matter.
14:18This needs to be in civil court.
14:20They wouldn't give me a case number.
14:23What do you want to do about this?
14:27It would really mean a lot if you all could help me get the police involved.
14:30We need to gather as much evidence as we can to build the strongest case possible for you.
14:36I mean, I've tried so many other things. This is the last thing. So, let's make it big.
14:42Yeah.
14:44I think soon, we'll start to work.
14:48It's tough for her, you know. And she's been so strong. So, yeah.
14:55Oh, emotional.
14:58It's heavy. It's kind of heavy for me.
15:03It's just so eerily similar to my own story.
15:07I just know exactly the pain that she's sitting with.
15:13Back in 2018, I met Simon Levine on Tinder.
15:18He was funny, charming, and handsome.
15:22He told me that he was the CEO of a big diamond company.
15:27And his life was just extraordinary.
15:31He was flying private jets.
15:33He was wearing designer clothes.
15:37And he was incredibly successful.
15:40He just seemed like my perfect match.
15:44But everything was a lie.
15:46Just to take my money.
15:49The man that I loved was never real.
15:54When it happened to me, I was incredibly alone.
15:57And I don't want anyone else to feel that way.
16:02And I hope that we can help Jill and give her some answers.
16:20I won't remember.
16:25But it's so beautiful.
16:26And then I'm like, you know.
16:27I'm just going to be a dream of the time I'm going to put a night.
16:29And you know, I'm really gonna have to.
16:31And I'm going to get to see that.
16:31But then that's really nice to be.
16:32I'm going to be a shame, too.
16:36It is so beautiful.
16:36It's so beautiful.
16:37And I'm going to be more of the time I'm going to come to.
16:41People think I'm Magnum P.I. or somebody, riding around in a Ferrari, solving crimes
16:47left and right.
16:49But a private investigator is someone who uncovers the truth, who reveals the deceit.
16:59Prosecuting love fraudsters is very difficult to do.
17:03Police see it as relationship issues that need to be resolved in civil court.
17:09In order to build a case, I need to know what was the story they told you that made you
17:15give them the money?
17:17And was that story based on fact or fiction?
17:23It's not easy.
17:24But the first phase relies on getting eyes on the perpetrator to find out if they are who
17:32they say they are.
17:45I'm good.
17:46Look, I need your help with a surveillance case.
17:48Are you available?
17:49Yeah.
17:50Awesome.
17:50So problem is we have to find this guy first.
17:53We don't know where he is.
17:54So you got something to write with?
17:56I'm ready.
17:57All right, perfect.
17:57So his name is Todd Dean.
18:05Let's get going.
18:06We have work to do.
18:07Let's see what we can find on this guy.
18:11He has a LinkedIn.
18:13I'll find his Facebook page.
18:15When I get a new case in, my primary goal is discovery.
18:20On LinkedIn, he has over like 500 plus connections.
18:24I want to know everything I possibly can about a suspect.
18:29What's their online presence?
18:31Who are their contacts?
18:32Who are their associates?
18:34He has his position like CEO and founder of Sanjaro Wellness.
18:38The charismatic leader with a tremendous network of friends and business associates.
18:42A proven visionary and leader.
18:44He sounds like a big shot.
18:46Yeah.
18:47He looks legit, but easy.
18:49Oh, look, we have videos of him.
18:52People today are struggling with their issues, with their families, with their jobs, with
18:56addictions, with mental health, with stress.
18:59And they're looking for a place of peace and solutions and results.
19:06Sanjaro Experience represents them.
19:12I'm Dr. Jeffrey Fan.
19:14This has been one of the most amazing experiences.
19:18Eastern philosophies, some new ways of handling folks, helping them live their best lives.
19:22The world needs a place like Sanjaro.
19:25It will be unlike anything else.
19:27Creating an environment and the curriculum.
19:31People's lives are going to be changed being a part of it.
19:34So, can't wait to be a part.
19:36Wow.
19:37So many professionals and doctors and psychologists.
19:40All of these really big people that are giving these amazing testimonials.
19:46Yeah.
19:47I think for sure we need to talk to some of these people, figure out who they are.
19:53Hi, my name is Breanne.
19:55I'm a private investigator and I'm investigating Todd Dean.
19:58I am doing an investigation into Todd Dean and Sanjaro Wellness.
20:02I got your name from a promotional video that I watched and I wanted to ask you a few questions
20:08about Sanjaro.
20:09Sorry, I think you have the wrong number.
20:11Give me a call back please.
20:14Another no hit.
20:15No one is answering.
20:17No?
20:18No one?
20:18It just drops.
20:30Hi, Josh.
20:31My name is Breanne.
20:32I'm a private investigator and I'm investigating Todd Dean.
20:36I think your company created the video for Sanjaro?
20:41Yeah, I shot that back in 2021.
20:44Okay, perfect.
20:46The video was really supposed to be for investors, for funding.
20:50He was like more of the CEO type of guy.
20:54He brought the people to try to make it work.
20:56The professionals, did they appear really genuine?
20:59For the most part, yeah.
21:01They really talked about their fields of study and how they would want to utilize it in Sanjaro.
21:07A lot of them, I guess, were just trying to see how this would work out.
21:11What was your opinion of Todd Dean when you first met him?
21:14He was different.
21:17He was charming and he was pretty flirty with quite a few women there.
21:22To be honest, the whole thing was weird.
21:25Like, it really did feel kind of cultish.
21:28Okay.
21:29One last question.
21:30How'd you get involved in this project?
21:32Through Sheena.
21:33She is Todd's assistant.
21:35She reached out to me.
21:37She, like, ran the show.
21:38Okay.
21:39What was Sheena's last name?
21:40I can't, I can't think of it right now.
21:42You can't remember her last name?
21:43Okay.
21:44I haven't talked to her since.
21:47Thank you so much.
21:48I appreciate it.
21:49Bye.
21:51Finally.
21:52Yes.
21:52Finally, somebody's willing to talk.
21:54We need to find Sheena.
21:56She's definitely someone that we want to talk to.
22:09Straight ahead.
22:11Then to the left here.
22:15So, our local PI, Michael, has a lead on Todd.
22:19The thing about these leads is that we have to act on them really quickly because one minute they're here
22:24and the next minute they're gone.
22:30Hey, Michael.
22:31Hi.
22:31How are you doing?
22:32So, have you found our guy yet?
22:34We're working on it.
22:35Yeah.
22:35There's a couple different things.
22:36Here's his residence.
22:38This is an apartment complex.
22:39Yeah.
22:40Everyone's saying he lives there.
22:41So, I've watched this resident a lot and I have never once seen him come out of it driving or
22:47walking.
22:48I think he's underground right now.
22:49He's avoiding as many people as possible.
22:51Okay.
22:52This picture where he takes his hat off looks a lot like him, but just not 100% yet.
22:58So, we're still ironing it out.
23:00We've seen him both, you know, bald hair.
23:03Yeah.
23:04With the goatee.
23:05I feel like sometimes he can be a chameleon almost.
23:07He mixes it up.
23:08Yeah.
23:09So, where's our best opportunity to catch this guy?
23:11So, I would say we need to focus on his poker playing.
23:14We know that he likes to play poker, but we haven't seen him at many of the poker locations
23:18yet.
23:19So, we keep making the rounds.
23:20But we have a tip that he may be there tonight.
23:24I think it'll be worthwhile for Cecilia and I to go set up some surveillance on him.
23:28All right.
23:28Thank you so much.
23:29See you soon, okay?
23:34So, we're on this for 4.6 miles.
23:37Okay.
23:37Yeah.
23:41Like, kind of.
23:41Continue where?
23:43To the right.
23:44To the right?
23:44Okay.
23:45It's important to get eyes on a perpetrator because you want to establish a pattern of
23:50behavior.
23:51Okay.
23:52Here.
23:53The intention is to get into their world.
23:59Is that him?
24:00There?
24:01Yeah?
24:02Do you see?
24:03That's not it.
24:05Not him.
24:05That's not it.
24:07You have to be careful because you want to be discreet and you don't want your cover blown.
24:13Maybe.
24:15Just look the belt.
24:18No.
24:19No, they're passing up the act for us.
24:27Oh, look at that man.
24:28He's looking at us.
24:30That guy.
24:31Well, maybe not.
24:32He's curious.
24:32He's definitely curious.
24:37Okay.
24:40Is that tall?
24:43That's him.
24:45It's him.
24:46Oh, my God.
24:46Let's follow him.
24:54Keep your eyes on him.
24:55Yeah.
24:55He's going.
24:56Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right.
24:58And right again.
25:00Yep.
25:00Yep.
25:07Yep.
25:07He's going to go directly in front of us now.
25:10He's driving fast.
25:11He's one, two, two cars in front of you.
25:14He is way too far ahead of me now.
25:18You can see his right mirror.
25:20Can you see Elise's mirror?
25:22Keep your eye on a piece of his car.
25:24Okay.
25:24Keep your eye on that.
25:25We got a visual again, so it's good.
25:29It's taking off.
25:31Scottsville, Franklin exit.
25:35It just looks a lot more countryside.
25:38Keep your eyes on him, because I'm losing a blind spot.
25:49I don't have a visual of him at all.
25:52Yeah, we lost sight of him now.
26:00Oh.
26:06What's the numbers on there?
26:10Yeah, that's him.
26:12Okay, look at that.
26:13It's Sanjara.
26:14It's Sanjara.
26:23We would go to Sanjara several times a week,
26:26because I would help him mow and do yard work.
26:32We were getting along wonderfully,
26:35but then he completely ended the relationship.
26:42I mean, I was heartbroken.
26:45I just wasn't expecting it.
26:50I felt like it was the end until he started texting me again,
26:56saying, come back.
26:59I'm thinking, well, maybe he's changed his mind.
27:03He just started the relationship right back up.
27:06Everything was the same.
27:08Except now, I felt like I was walking on eggshells,
27:11feeling very insecure and not good about myself.
27:16They reel you in with love and attention.
27:19Once you're hooked, they will unexpectedly pull away.
27:22Suddenly, you're the one chasing their love and affection,
27:24and that's the power shift that they want.
27:26You're not thinking straight.
27:28That's when they can get even more money from you.
27:31He wasn't physically abusing me,
27:34but, I mean, there was some sort of mental abuse going on.
27:39You know, you're not acting yourself with me this morning.
27:42Just saying something's going on.
27:45I think that I was trying to hang on to any thread of relationship
27:50that there could be there,
27:51which also essentially put me into, I think,
27:55anything that he would ask for, I would do.
28:00Then, at one point, he was telling me that he needed money
28:03for the mortgage of Sanjar Wellness.
28:06They increased the mortgage this month, which I didn't realize,
28:08so it's, uh...
28:10The only thing that I could think of at that time
28:13was taking money out of my retirement,
28:16and I was able to get him $12,500.
28:23His reaction was...
28:27You know, he was more so disappointed
28:30that he would have liked to have had more.
28:36I had been dating Todd for almost a year,
28:39and he was getting pretty desperate for money.
28:42You feel like sending me $25?
28:45But at that point, I gave him everything that I had.
28:50I needed to borrow money to pay my mortgage
28:52because I'd given it all to Todd.
28:54And so he asked if there was any way
28:56if I could ask my daughter to give him money.
28:59And at that time, she was 17.
29:07I told him no,
29:10but...
29:11I didn't have control over it,
29:13and I'm just thankful for that.
29:15Because I don't know what I would have done
29:18if I would have been in control of it.
29:21And that scares me.
29:26It just shows to you that he will take money from anyone.
29:31I realized, oh my gosh, I cannot believe that I've fallen for this man.
29:36Finally, I got to a point that enough was enough.
29:38And I was done.
29:42That was the end of any type of communication or relationship that I had with Todd.
29:48I was finished.
29:58Now that we've got eyes on Todd, we need to see if there's anyone else that could substantiate Jill's claims.
30:05According to Josh, the cameraman for Sanjara's promotional video,
30:10the woman named Sheena, she's supposedly his personal assistant.
30:14We need to find her.
30:16She might have some inside information.
30:19Yeah.
30:19Yeah.
30:24Which one is our Sheena?
30:26You know, there's a million Sheenas.
30:28Like, really?
30:29It's like finding a needle in a haystack.
30:31Absolutely.
30:40Number's disconnected.
30:42The call failed.
30:44Another no answer.
30:49Oh, look, look, look.
30:51I found her.
30:53I got her.
30:54Yes.
30:55Oh, it's absolutely her.
30:57Look.
30:59Executive assistant at Sanjara Wellness.
31:02Yes.
31:03And she's got pictures at Sanjara.
31:05Oh, yeah.
31:13Hi.
31:14Hi.
31:15Is this Sheena?
31:17It is.
31:18My name is Breanne.
31:20Do you know a Todd Dean?
31:22I do.
31:23Yeah.
31:33Sheena is out of the country.
31:35Good Lord, Sheena.
31:40Uh-oh.
31:41Looks like we're approaching something.
31:46Hi.
31:47Sheena?
31:47Yes.
31:48Hi.
31:48I'm Breanne.
31:50May I come in?
31:50Yes.
31:51Come on in.
31:52Oh, we've got a little baby.
31:53Yes.
31:54How are you?
31:55I'm doing well.
31:57Are these your kids as well?
31:59So, yeah.
32:00So that's, I have actually three girls and four boys.
32:03Look, I can only imagine what breakfast looks like around here.
32:07I have two.
32:07So I know my hands are always full with two.
32:09I can't imagine.
32:10Well, thank you again for agreeing to meet with me on such short notice.
32:15I really appreciate that.
32:16My pleasure.
32:16I'm investigating Todd Dean.
32:19And just trying to find out a little bit more information about him and Sanjara in general.
32:25Okay.
32:26How do you know Todd?
32:27I just happened to be scrolling on Facebook.
32:30Mm-hmm.
32:31And in one of the Nashville groups, there was a post.
32:34It said, I need part-time office assistant.
32:37Okay.
32:37And it happened to be Todd Dean.
32:40So I did a phone interview and within a couple hours, he's like, I want to hire you.
32:46Okay.
32:46And I was like, okay, perfect.
32:48Tell me, what exactly is Sanjara?
32:52What it is and what it's supposed to be are two different things.
32:55Okay.
32:56It was a wellness experience.
32:59It's where people would go to kind of get their bearings back.
33:04But when we started talking about the finances of Sanjara as a business, that's when I realized
33:10it wasn't exactly what I thought it was.
33:12I started questioning, like, how are we going to pay things and do things if there's
33:18no money?
33:18Right.
33:19And so he started showing me, well, I just get money from investors.
33:23Mm-hmm.
33:23And I was like, but what are they investing in?
33:25Mm-hmm.
33:25And he's like, Sanjara.
33:27And I was like, so they're investing in an idea.
33:29Yeah.
33:31And don't ever say that to him.
33:33He hates that.
33:34Yeah.
33:34Because to him, Sanjara is real.
33:36But it's never opened.
33:37Oh, wow.
33:38Okay.
33:39It seems like scamming is what it is.
33:42Especially with a business that's not even open yet.
33:44Where are you spending the money?
33:46Right.
33:46I did eventually gain access to bank accounts and stuff like that.
33:50Yeah.
33:50And I would question, well, where is the money going?
33:53We had, you know, $50,000 four days ago.
33:57Yeah.
33:57And now we're scrambling because we have $500.
34:01Yeah.
34:02And did you ever get any answers?
34:04We actually had disagreements about personal transactions going through the business account.
34:10Yeah.
34:11Every penny of that investor money should be going into rehabbing the building.
34:16So, obviously, he was getting money from investors, quote unquote investors.
34:22But what about personal loans or donations from other people?
34:28Were they're just girlfriends, maybe?
34:30Was he getting money from people like that as well?
34:33Absolutely.
34:35Prior to me coming on board with him, he had apparently borrowed some money from mostly women.
34:40And they were private loans.
34:43So, there was Karen.
34:45Okay.
34:48And after I came on board with him, we got Jill.
34:51Mm-hmm.
34:53There was several of them I know of.
34:56Have you talked to any of these women?
34:58No.
34:59Do you recall, like, how much money he was getting just randomly out of these women?
35:05So, we were bringing in anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 a month.
35:10Wow.
35:11And from investors?
35:12For these investors.
35:12Okay.
35:13Do you have any, like, documents or any kind of documentation of any of these things regarding
35:19him financially?
35:20Yeah.
35:21Okay.
35:21And so, these are the checking accounts.
35:26Oh.
35:26Okay.
35:27For the business.
35:27So, this is one of our bridge loans.
35:30It's a $50,000.
35:31Okay.
35:32And then, we would just have all these, like, $22, $10, $21, $50, $31.
35:39When he transfers them to his personal account.
35:42Wow.
35:43So, there are several transactions like this?
35:45Mm-hmm.
35:46Girl, this man.
35:47ATM withdrawal, $1,000.
35:49Yeah.
35:50Straight to his personal account.
35:51Yeah.
35:52They were investing in the promise of helping other people with mental health wellness.
35:56He always preyed on the people that...
35:59Were vulnerable.
36:00Yeah.
36:04It felt like he was turning Sanjar into a hunting ground.
36:07So, he could find all of the vulnerable women, because that's what he was looking for.
36:24Hello?
36:25Cecilia.
36:26We have the smoking gun.
36:30Sheena thinks Sanjara is a scam.
36:35She thinks that he used Sanjara to take advantage of vulnerable women, to manipulate them and to take their money.
36:43That's disgusting.
36:46We have bank statements that could potentially show that the money that he received from Sanjara went straight to his
36:54pockets.
36:55I'm very fucking angry.
36:57Sheena mentioned someone named Karen from Idaho.
37:01She may be another victim.
37:03I have her details.
37:04I need you to go talk to her.
37:06I think this is what is needed.
37:16Hi.
37:17Hi, Cecilia.
37:18Hi, I'm Karen.
37:19Hi, so nice to meet you.
37:20Can I give you a hug?
37:21Yes, come on in.
37:22I'm holding the door for you.
37:23What a place.
37:24Make yourself comfortable.
37:26Yeah.
37:27Here you go.
37:28So, if you can just take me back then.
37:31I just know that you knew Todd.
37:34When I met him, it was years before Sanjara.
37:38I was in Sun Valley skiing, and he jumped on the lift with me.
37:44We chatted.
37:45He asked where I was from, and what did I do, and was I married?
37:49And he seemed nice enough.
37:51So, we finished skiing, and we walked into the lodge, and right away it seemed like he
37:58knew people.
37:59People were drawn to him.
38:01Yeah.
38:02What is it about him?
38:04He was really charming, and there's a charisma there.
38:12He told me he was from Seattle, and he was an entrepreneur.
38:16He said that he had a house in Sun Valley, right on the river, but he also had his condo
38:20in
38:20Seattle.
38:22I lived in Sun Valley for a long time, or as a second home, so I knew that that was
38:27not
38:27the kind of place that you would hang out if you didn't have any money.
38:30Yeah.
38:31He seemed to be a successful businessman.
38:34He said he was working on all these different investment projects, and that seemed pretty
38:41exciting to me.
38:42And so, the first time, it was like, hey, do you want to, maybe you want to get in on
38:48this?
38:48Mm-hmm.
38:49Like, maybe, like, he was doing me a favor.
38:51Like, this is not open to everybody, but...
38:54Oh, yeah, that's interesting.
38:55That is, uh...
38:56If you want, I could probably get you in for maybe, like, $5,000.
39:00I was like, okay, I could do that.
39:02Mm-hmm.
39:02There were a couple of those sort of projects...
39:05Okay.
39:05...that were really small start-up that he, I mean, he wasn't asking me for $100,000.
39:09But they were all little ones, and they started adding up.
39:13There was a point that I started feeling like, this is, doesn't smell right to me.
39:20Mm-hmm.
39:20And I started keeping track of everything.
39:23All of a sudden, you know, all the red flags that I had pushed down into the sand, I looked
39:28back, and all I saw was red.
39:31That was when I knew I had, in fact, been scammed.
39:37For some reason, he agreed to sign this document that admits and acknowledges that he owes me the money.
39:46Here.
39:47There it is.
39:48$24,920.
39:52What I think is that he agreed to sign it because he felt it would make him look legit.
40:00He did pay a few times.
40:02Then he defaulted.
40:04I went to my lawyer.
40:05I said, what do I do?
40:05He said, well, you can either let it go, or you can now file the default judgment.
40:09Then that's a permanent court record.
40:13As soon as that judgment was filed, that was when I started getting contacted by people
40:18who were searching him to see if he was legit.
40:20And that's how it really started.
40:22How many victims are there in this?
40:25There's so many.
40:27What I would love from you, if you would be willing, is to give a statement about your experience
40:33and put me in touch with the other women.
40:35Of course.
40:48The police historically don't take these cases seriously.
40:53So it's on us to make it airtight.
40:58Our challenge is to prove that they're not alone in what they're accusing this person of.
41:09If we can corroborate their stories and show a clear pattern of behavior, that'll help us prove that Todd is
41:14a fraudster.
41:15Hi.
41:16Hi.
41:17There you are.
41:19Hi.
41:20Hi.
41:21Wonderful to meet you.
41:22You too.
41:23We're doing now an investigation into Todd Dean.
41:27He makes himself look real good, right?
41:30Oh.
41:30CEO of Sanjara.
41:32Charming, handsome, very professional.
41:36He started sending me texts every single day, multiple times a day.
41:41He bladders you to death, makes you feel like a million dollars.
41:46You are so, so beautiful.
41:47You are so, so pretty.
41:49He preys on women who are nearly out of a really tough breakup or divorce.
41:55I had just gotten out of a divorce.
41:58I was in the process of ending a very toxic relationship.
42:03He'll ask you those questions about mental health and trauma.
42:07to really bring down your guard and make you more vulnerable to him, right?
42:12He didn't want me to think for myself.
42:15It was more like, I want to control you.
42:19But he built his trust by grooming them and then he asked for the money.
42:24He called me up like in desperation saying that he needed money.
42:29And it was only going to be for like 48 hours.
42:31He texted me in the morning and I thought, oh great, a text from Todd.
42:35And instead it was a request for $10,000.
42:39I wired him $10,000 for the understanding that he would pay it back within 48 hours.
42:45Never once did he even try to pay me back.
42:49Would you be willing to give a statement on your experience with him?
42:54Yeah, there's no accountability that's been placed on him yet.
42:57100%, yes.
42:59If he is not stopped by the police, by the judicial system, he will continue this.
43:07This is serious stuff.
43:09He's done this with so many women.
43:11It's clearly his M.O.
43:12This is how he operates.
43:15He needs to be stopped.
43:17Like he can't keep getting away with this.
43:21Criminals think I got away with it once, I'll do it again.
43:24And they feel untouchable.
43:27So what's helpful in cases like this is establishing whether or not the perpetrator is currently engaging
43:34in criminal activity and defrauding someone.
43:38Because if they are, the police are more likely to act quickly.
43:43This can really help make or break a case.
44:08This is really lying right there, right?
44:11Can I park there?
44:12Can I put the camera down?
44:29Now the mask is off and now I can see him for what he really is.
44:33He's good at identifying his victims.
44:36He knows how to work a room.
44:38He's very good at the lies that he tells.
44:41If he has someone with them.
44:43Oh.
44:44Wow.
44:45He understood that a lot of women were fragile.
44:49A lot of women did struggle with self-esteem and self-confidence.
44:53They started realizing that this is what he did for a living.
44:56And he was a predator.
45:06It's sickening that he continues to do this and is allowed to get away with it.
45:11He's a monster.
45:12Do you know who's next?
45:16Oh, came is over.
45:21He said he doors the door.
45:23He's working out with someone.
45:26Everyone's got to be there.
45:26He's a monster.
45:28I don't know.
45:29I'm there.
45:46And it's almost like the devil's house.
45:46You're winning.
45:52You're losing.
45:52You're losing.
45:53No, no, no, no, no.
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