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The documentary Super Scam Me, produced by National Geographic, premieres Saturday at 9 pm ET and will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
The film follows investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller as she investigates the mechanics of romance fraud. Van Zeller works with ethical hacker Arman the Cyber to expose a scammer posing as Jon Bon Jovi.
The pair uses a fake bitcoin receipt to bait the impersonator, providing closure to a victim who had been drained of funds.
The documentary explores how the boundary between a romantic partner and a fraud victim becomes blurred in these schemes.
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