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b"A man says his best friend scammed him out of almost $100,000. Now, he's getting revenge.\\n\\nJonathan Walton fell for the oldest trick in the book. He said, \\u201cIt wasn't some Nigerian Prince emailing me in my spam folder. It was a living, breathing, lovable woman.\\u201d That lovable woman\\u2019s name is Mair Smyth. She\\u2019s also known as Marianne Smyth, or Marianne Andle, or Marianne Welch. She has 23 known aliases.\\nThe way Johnathan Walton describes her, Marianne Smyth is a gifted con artist who brilliantly juggles lies with ease. Each lie gracefully circles in the air, passing through her hands, without ever getting caught. But when she decided to rip off Johnathan Walton, she picked the wrong mark.\\xa0\\nYou can learn more about this story by visiting https://johnathanwalton.com/\\n\\nBonus episode \\nHistorical Cons - The man who sold the Brooklyn Bridge\\n\\nPatreon exclusive episode\\nThis is the first in a series of new Patreon only episodes. The series will focus on historical con artists. Today's episode is about the man who sold the Brooklyn Bridge.\\nThis week, I'm joined by Rebekah Sebastian with the Die-alogue podcast and the Yellowtape true crime trivia show.\\xa0\\nListen here:\\nhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/42197195\\n\\n-------\\nStory idea? \\nIf you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org.\\n\\nFor more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org.\\n\\nTo get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"