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October 16, 2025 43 mins

When Celisia Stanton fell victim to a financial scam, it changed her life forever. What started as a moment of misplaced trust quickly spiraled into a painful lesson about how easily anyone can be deceived.

Now, Celisia is using her experience to educate others.In this episode of True Crime Prevention, host Paul DelPonte talks with Celisia about how the scam unfolded, what she learned from the experience, and how you can protect yourself from falling victim to similar crimes.

Check out Celisia's podcast, Truer Crime https://geni.us/TruerCrime

More about Celisia:Celisia Stanton is the creator and host of Truer Crime, a podcast that tells crime stories with more nuance, more context, and more questions. She launched the show after becoming the victim of a large financial fraud scheme in 2020, and since then has built a reputation for storytelling that digs deeper into the people at the heart of each case — murdered, missing, or misled.

You can find her on Instagram @celisiastanton and on Substack at sincerelycelisia.substack.com.

🐾 Brought to you by the National Crime Prevention Council — home of McGruff the Crime Dog®.Produced by Nicholas Cirone

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kW2xmXAPg

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