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Sleeping With a Psychopath: Part 1 - The £850,000 Romance Scam
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Carolyn Woods shares how serial conman Mark Acklom posed as an MI6 agent and stole her life savings. A gripping true story of deception, love, and betrayal.
In Part 1 of our two-part series, we delve into the jaw-dropping true story of Mark Acklom—a manipulative conman who deceived and defrauded Carolyn Woods out of £850,000 by posing as a charming MI6 agent and successful businessman.
Based on Carolyn’s book Sleeping With a Psychopath, this episode explores the early stages of their relationship and the psychological tactics Acklom used to create trust, dependency, and urgency. With incredible detail, Carolyn shares how she was swept into a whirlwind romance that quickly turned into a sophisticated financial and emotional trap.
Join us as we examine how love, lies, and manipulation collided in one of the UK’s most disturbing cases of romance fraud. Part 1 reveals the warning signs, red flags, and methods used by one of Britain’s most notorious serial conmen.
For fans of The Tinder Swindler, Dirty John, The Puppet Master, and Love Fraud, this is a must-listen.
Want to read Carolyn’s full story?
Grab a copy of her Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, Sleeping with a Psychopath: A real-life psychological crime thriller, available now on Amazon:
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