{"id":8475,"date":"2020-02-15T19:49:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T00:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=8475"},"modified":"2020-02-15T19:49:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T00:49:11","slug":"new-docu-series-love-fraud-premieres-on-showtime-friday-may-8-9pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/15\/new-docu-series-love-fraud-premieres-on-showtime-friday-may-8-9pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"New Docu-Series &#8220;Love Fraud&#8221; Premieres on SHOWTIME Friday, May 8 @ 9PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8477\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150-560x268.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150-260x124.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/love-fraud-2-15-2020-05150-160x77.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;LOVE FRAUD is a sublime blend of true crime, female empowerment and an unnerving psychological portrait,&#8221; said Vinnie Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. &#8220;Heidi and Rachel have turned the true crime genre on its head with this revenge tale full of eccentricities that ring both haunting and, in some cases, amusing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FZmO_BphMQE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/showtime20200212.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/showtime20200212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/showtime20200212.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/showtime20200212-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/showtime20200212-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>The four-part docu-series LOVE FRAUD follows the search for one man, Richard Scott Smith, who over the past 20 years has used the internet and his dubious charms to prey upon unsuspecting women in search of love &#8211; conning them out of their money and dignity. 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