'Con Mum': The Heartbreaking True Story Behind Netflix's New Documentary

Scammers go to great lengths these days. There is no doubt about that. Everyone gets those highly unusual phone calls from a different country, odd-seeming text messages, or suspicious emails. It certainly works to some extent because stories about innocent people falling for deception can be found anywhere. So what if your long-lost birth mother emails you out of nowhere, heartfelt and all, but she is secretly one of the biggest con artists out there?