True Crime Documentaries Like Romcon: Prime Video just released a true crime documentary series Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? and it give you absolute goosebumps. The series, only 2 episodes long, showcases the emotional manipulation that happens in a romance scam and highlights the consequences and the fallout of this crime. With insightful interviews with the victims who don’t shy away from baring their all, the series will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
On that note, here are 5 true crime documentaries that will mirror the shocking twists and the emotional impact of the series and delve into the dark world of romance scams.
5 True Crime Documentaries Like Romcon
1. The Tinder Swindler (2022, Netflix)
This explosive documentary is one that created a stir in 2022 when Netflix brought forth the wild scams by Simon Leviev, an Israeli conman posing as the heir to a diamond fortune. Using lavish gifts and fabricating one crisis after another to manipulate women into lending him millions, the film is a wild ride from start to end that is deftly told. It’s an arresting watch that will stay with you long after it’s over and make you never want to take part in online dating!
2. Love Fraud (2020, Showtime)
This four-part documentary series follows Richard Scott Smith, a serial romance scammer who used various emotional abuse techniques to con multiple women over decades and bleed them dry. It resulted in several broken hearts as well as financial ruin for many of his victims. The series also showcases a private investigator who, working with his victims, follows every trace of Smith to track him down. The victims banding together for accountability is a very interesting and impactful part of the series, and gives it a very strong emotional core.
3. Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (2024, Netflix)
If you’re interested in learning about catfishing, then this harrowing tale on Netflix should be on your list. It follows Kirat Assi, a British-Indian woman who gets catfished by her own cousin for nearly 10 years. With a completely fictional narrative spun around her to keep her hooked, the series follows the thread from start to finish and paints a vivid picture of the emotional turmoil that Kirat went through, ending in a devastating revelation. The family dynamics and the false sense of security that Kirat felt added a layer of darkness to the tale.
4. Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam (2025, Hulu)
This empathetic and hard-hitting docuseries, told over three episodes, showcases the stories of three women who are scammed by three different men using the same stolen identity. The series delves into how scammers manipulate women into transitioning to different platforms to continue their conversations and then exploit the victims financially when they least expect it. The compelling storytelling and attention to detail in the series will tug at your heartstrings as you see people’s vulnerabilities being exploited by greedy scammers.
5. Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang (2023, BBC Three)
This 2023 BBC special follows journalist James Blake, who goes deep into the world of organised crime while trying to end the crypto scams running using his identity. The film has several thrilling moments as it showcases the crime syndicates in Asia running international catfishing operations and how they use slave labour to keep their operations running. If you loved Romcon documentary, you will love this one!
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Also Read: Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? Review: A Chilling Showcase of Romance Scams