Con Men and Coercive Control: The Psychology of Deception with Sarah Ferris, Part 1

E333 - Con Men and Coercive Control: The Psychology of Deception with Sarah Ferris, Part 1

Published: May 4, 2026

Duration: 57:27

We all like to think we would know a conman when we see one – that’s what savvy Sarah Ferris thought when her sister Emma introduced her to the man she met on Tinder. His name was Andrew Tonks – only it wasn’t. His real name was Andrew W C Tonks Thomson. After six months of dating him he conned her out of more than $250,000.

 

Together with her sister, Sarah, and a brilliant group of women – they didn't let him get away it and turned the tables on him. They made a podcast about it as it happe...