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Romance Scam: W5 Investigates


Catalogue Number:  CTV971
Producer:  CTV
Producing Agencies:  CTV Television
Subject:  Canadian Social Issues, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Media and Communications, Social Media, Social Sciences
Language:  English
Grade Level:  Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2025
Running Time:  10:46


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Thousands of cellphones are seized in prisons across Canada every year, a sign of a massive black market that is connecting prisoners to the internet and sometimes enabling further crime.

W5's Jon Woodward reveals how one man dated and deceived multiple women while walking away with over $160,000 of their money.


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