Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Love Fraud

Play trailer 0:29 Poster for Season 1 – Love Fraud Aug 2020 Documentary Crime Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
The search for Richard Scott Smith who used the internet to prey upon unsuspecting women in search of love, conning them out of their money and dignity.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Love Fraud — Season 1

Love Fraud — Season 1

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Explosive, but never exploitive, Love Fraud tells a thrilling tale of online dating gone terribly wrong with expert precision and a welcome dose of empathy.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Deborah Ross The Mail on Sunday (UK) 05/10/2021
4/5
It's four episodes, and sometimes it's a slow burn, but you will not be disappointed by the finale, which puts you in the back seat of the hunt and is the most compelling hour of television, as well as one of the most satisfying. Go to Full Review
Melinda Houston Sydney Morning Herald 09/09/2020
4/5
It's a ripping ride but it's the final episode in which, among other things, we come face to face with the hunted man, that Love Fraud really delivers its sucker punch. Go to Full Review
Linda Holmes NPR 09/04/2020
Sometimes you don't have to meet a genius to feel taken advantage of; just a person who knows how to recognize what you want and haven't ever had. Go to Full Review
Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 09/27/2020
B+
Love Fraud does certainly have thrilling moments, but to frame the four hours as women banding together and hunting down a man who's conned them and worse-well, that's not exactly it. Go to Full Review
Adrian Hennigan Haaretz 09/13/2020
4/5
The lesson to be learned here is that if a person claims to be either a professional water-skier, pilot or successful entrepreneur, you really should swipe left. Go to Full Review
Kimberly Ricci Uproxx 09/04/2020
The show feels like it's got one episode too many in the middle, but overall, it's a compelling glimpse into a bizarre long game from a predator. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Green C @Green804 Nov 9 Why or how could any woman fall for this weirdo? See more Victoria T Mar 26 After the way this series painted this man into a mastermind, my jaw completely dropped during the finale interview. I expected manipulative charm, well-spoken, witty. I expected him to be everything this series so intensely presented him as being during those four drawn out episodes. What you get for the finale, is to watch some clearly unhinged weirdo, be asked boring unchallenging questions, while he rambles on about pitying himself. Instead of drilling home on the idea of this man being a master conman that took advantage of victims who couldn’t have known any better, which maybe could have been done by applying more pressure with a better line of questioning to kick him into defense and show the world just how manipulative he could be, this documentary instead finishes off as more of an eye-opener on how far lonely women will go when blinded by pure desperation. Some of them even displaying equally rotten behavior and going as far as to clear out their spouse’s life savings to run away with this oddball within mere weeks of dating him. This documentary, the finale especially, was one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever watched. See more 02/19/2021 There is nothing interesting or compelling about anything in this series. I am somewhat sympathetic to the women on one hand, but If you met Scott while you were already in a relationship, you're not just naïve, you're also a terrible person. These women have one thing in common, which is an insatiable need to be loved and be In a relationship. They wanted to believe that they had met their future spouse and so they were completely blind. He found women in relationships who were unfulfilled and they were unfaithful. Sorry, but you're not the victim, the victim is the husband who worked for 30 years saving money just so you could turn around and steal it because a guy showed a little interest and was behaving like Romeo. Overall it's quite sickening and I didn't learn anything, didn't find anything underrating in the doc, and I wouldn't in any way recommend it to anyone else. See more 01/18/2021 fantastic. such great characters and amazing interviews. great interview looks. i loved everything about this series. so well done. See more 11/25/2020 Just awful. They took what would have been a compelling 90 minute doc and turned it into four-plus hours of insomnia. It was glacial. How ANYONE can see this is as a "thrill ride" or whatever must be getting bribed. It's simply brutal after maybe the first 45 minutes. I kept wanting it to get better but, holy s--t, I watch A LOT of docs, and this is one of the absolute worst. See more 09/23/2020 This could have been presented in 2 episodes. Very slow. See more Read all reviews
Love Fraud — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 30, 2020 You Just Gotta Trust Me Tracy and Mickey's courtship is a dizzying ride that ends with an engagement ring, but Tracy's daughters think it's all moving too fast and break into Mickey's truck to find out the truth. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 6, 2020 Wichita A bounty hunter, a jilted ex and a local PI are all in search of a con man named Richard Scott Smith; they track him to the Krab Kingz in Wichita, Kan., where things really get weird. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 13, 2020 I'm Glad You Called The revenge squad receives a tip that Smith is in Tennessee. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 20, 2020 How Did You Guys See This Thing Ending? Richard Scott Smith's past is continuing to unravel and may finally be catching up with him. Smith's victims decide it's time to take a road trip and stop Rick once and for all. Details
Escaping Twin Flames 100% 74% Escaping Twin Flames Watchlist TRAILER for Escaping Twin Flames The Keepers 97% 93% The Keepers Watchlist Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes 86% 82% Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Watchlist Worst Roommate Ever 100% 77% Worst Roommate Ever Watchlist TRAILER for Worst Roommate Ever Dirty Money 100% 90% Dirty Money Watchlist TRAILER for Dirty Money Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Season Info

Director
Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Executive Producer
Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Amy Goodman Kass
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 30, 2020