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$1.6 million, a romance con and two men on opposite sides of the world

Ron Williams was defrauded out of his life savings in an elaborate romance scam. Around the world, Arnold from Uganda says he was taken to a compound in Cambodia under false pretenses and forced to scam people.

Ron was lonely. Arnold was broke. Each, in their own way, was a perfect mark for the global multibillion-dollar fraud network that feeds on desperation.

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