EP. 25 — The First Date Scammer with Mano Agapion

Con-gregation! You know we had to bring you some relief during these trying Corona times, so we sat down a safe six feet away from Mano Agapion (Drag Her) to break down some Corona scams (yes, already!) and dive into the first date scammer Christopher Castillo.

Research by Sharilyn Vera:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/us/man-robbed-bank-first-date-trnd/index.html

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/02/14/massachusetts-woman-on-first-date-forced-to-be-bank-robbers-getaway-driver

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/14/bank-robbery-date/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wu-tang-clan-scam-roc-nation-hotels-recording-studios-atlanta-georgia-a9333036.html

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