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32

The Match

Simon Leviev / Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto

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32: The Match

An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian grandmother, meets the man of her dreams online.

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