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Created on : Friday, December 09, 2005, 03:59:23 pm
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(Original Air Date: 12/12/05) You may have heard, "If something is too good to be true, it probably is." Dr. Phil's guests learned this lesson the hard way. Sandra thought she was marrying a bachelor with whom she would spend the rest of her life. What she didn't know was that she was being conned, and that when she tied the knot, she would be wife number seven! See what happens when Sandra and wife number six get together. Why is Dr. Phil concerned with the way they are coping with their pain? Then, when Coni met Paul, he claimed he owned a business, had a Ph.D. and was an Air Force Major. But the life he detailed was all a big lie. Now that Coni has put her husband behind bars, she fears he's plotting revenge. What does Dr. Phil think? Plus, a former FBI profiler shares the signs to look for so you don't become a con man's next target. Talk about the show here.


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oneofseven
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December 24, 2005, 3:10 pm PST

12/12 Conned by a Con Artist

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I'm married to a real con artist who preys on women who make a decent living.  he goes from woman to woman, uses them, then goes to the next.  he's a drug addict, sex addict and gambling addict.  he needs to be stopped and I need help to stop him so that he destroys no more.   what do I need to do.  who can I go to.  who can help.  I am seeking divorce and he is seeking to destroy me even more than he has.  help please
Write the lady who runs this blog:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/survivingabadchoice/

She was the victim of a notorious con man, William Michael Barber. Her blog email is: texanrose1@hotmail.com.
 
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wingtai
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December 29, 2005, 2:14 pm PST

con "artist"?

 i recall hearing someone say that to call a con man (or woman) an "artist" was giving them too much good will, way too flattering.....it demeans the meaning of the words "art" and "artist".....the con operator should not be given such credit for it only bolsters their false image of themselves as someone who is just doing what the victim is asking for.
actually, con operators prey upon the best morals and ideals of honest people....things like wanting to have a happy marriage, be a good, loving wife, or husband, make sure money is not being stolen, and so on and so forth.  when the con operator is glorified as an "artist" it appears that the person he preys upon "asked for it".  we all know of countless other examples of victims being blamed for the crime. so criminals are not responsible for what they choose to do, they are just "set up" to do criminal acts by vicitms inviting them to do so?  i think that is a "con" also.
they whole thing is, you shouldn't have to apologize or put yourself down for your principles.
 
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January 18, 2006, 11:54 am PST

HELP!!I've been CONNED BY A CONMAN!!!

Last May 2004, I married my husband Mr. A.  Although we were married only briefly, Mr. A managed to use my good credit history to accrue approximately $50,000 in debt. Mr. A used my name and my credit because he had previously declared bankruptcy. Since we were married, he was able to accumulate debt in my name.

A few months a go, I learned that Mr. A was not only married to someone else, but had that mine was his sixth (6) marriage. I also found out that when he left me in August 05, he moved in with an employee he was having an affair with, and is now engaged to her and we are still married!  And get this...last week I called the new gal to warn her...(wished I was given a call) and she doesn't believe me.  His sister lied for him the entire time we were married, and I found out all this from my sister in-law in Colorado who is the only sane person in the family.  I wish I was able to be on this show to explain what has happened to me, and to warn other's that no matter how kind, homely, short and fat...he is...once a conman always a conman.  I thought I was safe because I was his trophy wife and he was a troll.
 
 
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March 20, 2006, 5:55 am PST

Did they con others besides you

I am wondering about the experiences of women who had relationships with Con Men.  I am wondering if the con man they were involved with conned their friends behind their backs as well? 

  
 
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June 6, 2006, 5:12 pm PDT

Are you conning me?

I'm married to a real con artist who preys on women who make a decent living.  he goes from woman to woman, uses them, then goes to the next.  he's a drug addict, sex addict and gambling addict.  he needs to be stopped and I need help to stop him so that he destroys no more.   what do I need to do.  who can I go to.  who can help.>>

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There's this place you can go to.  It's called a police station.
 
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August 7, 2006, 6:15 pm PDT

sexual predator

WHY IS IT THAT THE DR.PHIL SHOW HAS NOT DONE ANY UPDATE SON THE PREVIOUS 2 TV SHOW ON ''MIKI''THE SEXUAL PREDITOR???HOW MANY WOUL LIKE TO SEE AN UPDATE ON MIKI'S RECOVERY?THANKS STEVE ST.LOUIS MO

 

 
 
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August 10, 2006, 9:39 am PDT

true justice is all you need along with a sam colt i can promice you your con man will only be thinking of how to leave with all his parts still intact

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I'm married to a real con artist who preys on women who make a decent living.  he goes from woman to woman, uses them, then goes to the next.  he's a drug addict, sex addict and gambling addict.  he needs to be stopped and I need help to stop him so that he destroys no more.   what do I need to do.  who can I go to.  who can help.  I am seeking divorce and he is seeking to destroy me even more than he has.  help please
 
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August 10, 2006, 9:52 am PDT

why are people so trusting in a companey they never see?

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FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
FTC online complaint form (www.ftc.gov)
Canadian PhoneBusters hotline: 888-495-8501
Internet Fraud Complaint Center ( http://www.ifccfbi.gov )
 http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel  

  

http://www.ripoffreport.com - consumer advocacy site where consumers who have been wronged can share their experience. Rip-off Report™ is a worldwide consumer reporting Website & Publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file & document complaints about companies or individuals who ripoff consumers. 

  

  

  

its relly easy not to be a victim if a companey wont ship a product c-o-d  do not buy it and do not ever give a credit card # to any one  !!!!!!!!!!!!!  only wse a credit card whear you swipe it through the meachine with your hand and above all never I SAY NEVER GIVE YOUR P-I-N # TO NO ONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if some one wont ship to you c-o-d its not cause they dont want you to send it back at thear expence its cause you arnt going to get nothing in return, but taken for what ever your credit limit is set at!!!!!!!!!!!!! remember this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you wont get taken by some one who knew how to set up a companey that dosent exsist,
 
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August 10, 2006, 10:00 am PDT

try selecting contact dr phil and you can email this to him and just maybe he will do a follow up storie on that show

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WHY IS IT THAT THE DR.PHIL SHOW HAS NOT DONE ANY UPDATE SON THE PREVIOUS 2 TV SHOW ON ''MIKI''THE SEXUAL PREDITOR???HOW MANY WOUL LIKE TO SEE AN UPDATE ON MIKI'S RECOVERY?THANKS STEVE ST.LOUIS MO

 

 
 
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August 10, 2006, 10:03 am PDT

sounds like beauty meets the beast to me

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Last May 2004, I married my husband Mr. A.  Although we were married only briefly, Mr. A managed to use my good credit history to accrue approximately $50,000 in debt. Mr. A used my name and my credit because he had previously declared bankruptcy. Since we were married, he was able to accumulate debt in my name.

A few months a go, I learned that Mr. A was not only married to someone else, but had that mine was his sixth (6) marriage. I also found out that when he left me in August 05, he moved in with an employee he was having an affair with, and is now engaged to her and we are still married!  And get this...last week I called the new gal to warn her...(wished I was given a call) and she doesn't believe me.  His sister lied for him the entire time we were married, and I found out all this from my sister in-law in Colorado who is the only sane person in the family.  I wish I was able to be on this show to explain what has happened to me, and to warn other's that no matter how kind, homely, short and fat...he is...once a conman always a conman.  I thought I was safe because I was his trophy wife and he was a troll.
 
 
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