He Lied About Being a Soldier - She Lost $90,000 and Her Trust

He Lied About Being a Soldier - She Lost $90,000 and Her Trust In this episode, we tell what the transcript documents about the unfolding of the case, from the morning a face-up phone with an eleven percent battery was found on a concrete drainage block to the messages that built trust and the money orders that betrayed it. What pattern of message timing, personal details, and urgent financial requests allowed one fabricated identity to extract so much from so many? Person: Pamela Clark Location: Branton, Indiana Group: Veterans' Quiet Hours (private Facebook group) Duration: four years Loss: more than $90,000 - The phone with the final message was found at six in the morning on a concrete drainage block in Kellner Park, Branton, Indiana. - Pamela received a message saying "I love you more than I have ever loved anything. Please don't tell anyone about the money." as the last text on that phone. - Chad began contacting Pamela in August 2019 and moved conversations to WhatsApp within three weeks, messaging morning and night. - Eleven weeks into their conversation, Chad asked Pamela for $1,400 for his sister Paula's ICU care, claiming his account was frozen. - Investigators took three months to fully reconstruct the hours before the phone was found and to unravel a fraud spanning nineteen victims. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].