The Man Who Stole Her Future | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Jean Booth was ripped off by a scammer she trusted—Donnie, a fake military man who manipulated her over 230 days with 10,000 messages, stealing $90,000 while never meeting her in person. Romance scams are exploding, with 49,000 Americans losing $1.3 billion last year—driven by loneliness and isolation. Jean, emotionally vulnerable from past trauma and blind faith in people’s goodness, kept believing despite red flags and warnings. Now homeless and struggling to trust again, she’s found solace in a support group. The AP spent a year tracking her harrowing journey to expose how scammers weaponize love, leaving victims shattered financially and emotionally. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/412abdc467f45895