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

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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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