What happens when an accidental Twitter viral star turns a boredom-fueled lockdown crusade against fake hunky soldiers into a bestselling book and a front-row seat at global anti-scam summits? In this special Book Club edition of Risky Women Radio, host Kimberley Cole sits down with author, speaker, and internet fraud-fighter Becky Holmes (known online as @DeathtoSpinach). Becky shares her journey from corporate PR to baiting romance scammers with absurd tales of ketchup murders and trips to the moon. She breaks down why blaming victims is both lazy and cruel, why relying solely on AI technology won't solve emotionally groomed crimes, and why 50% of romance fraud victims are actually men—despite the persistent social stereotypes.

Shownotes

01:53 – Accidental Fraud Fighter: How Lockdown Boredom and "Hunky Soldiers" Started It All
05:11 – Breaking the Mould: Staying Authentic with Pink Hair and Tattoos in Fincrime
10:00 – "He's in Nigeria, Not the Army": The Devastating Lived Reality of Romance Fraud
18:24 – Debunking the Myth: Why Victims Aren't "Stupid" and 50% Are Actually Men
23:03 – The Ketchup Murder & General Mark Milley: Baiting Scammers at Their Own Game
25:05 – Tech vs. Grooming: Why Algorithms Alone Can't Stop Romance Scams

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