have you ever met a catfish person?

Ms Konlin has sent the BBC more than a dozen of Leviev’s voicenotes. He often shouts, and asks for loans saying that his own money is tied up in investments.

In one, he shouts as he explains why he cannot pay her back: “Kate, I’m a millionaire! And that’s a fact. At the moment, I’m stuck. Understand? I’m stuck! Do you understand that in your screwed-up brain? That bird brain of yours. I’m stuck, Kate. I didn’t steal from you. You gave it to me of your own free will. You lent it to me. I’m stuck, that’s all.”