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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 14 MIN

Unmasking Samantha Cookes

from The Big Story · host Michael Cannon

A new book undercovering serial fraudster, and her deception across the Midlands and Ireland has been released. 'Unmasking Samantha Cookes, The Many Lives Of A Serial Fraudster' is by Alan Bradley, and it uncovers fresh allegations involving fake illnesses, false identities and scams targeting families, charities and universities. The book details how she slipped seamlessly from au pair and nanny to a psychologist, terminally ill author and online sickfluencer, while exploiting victims emotionally and financially under numerous aliases. Mr Bradley has been speaking with Will Faulkner on Midlands Today and says new evidence reveals she remained active in locations including Tullamore, Galway, Wexford and Celbridge:

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