Julia Shaw

And then he would invite women, in this case, Cecilia, to very expensive, luxurious dates.

So he would whisk them away to Paris or he would show them his private jet or he would take them to a really expensive restaurant almost to prove that he, in fact, is this really wealthy guy.

And he would simultaneously be building up the story of a future together.

And you see this in people who...

really problematic in relationships in a lot of ways.

I mean, this is not just in scams or in criminal settings, but problematic relationship styles often involve someone who is creating this idea of a future together that you can just

See it now.

You know, our kids in the garden running around.

You're the only one for me.

That kind of language, like almost planning your wedding on the third date.

That kind of thing is what he would weaponize.

And she, Cecilia, was looking for love.

She wanted all of those things.

And so it worked really well.

And what he ended up doing is defrauding her of lots of money.

And she ended up taking out loans.

And her family were giving her money to help.

What he was saying was this...

Critical situation, very classic fraud.

It's a critical situation where he was being followed.