I feel that my mom has completely lost her mind.
Three years ago, my mom met her online boyfriend, Tom,
who she calls her prince.
This gentleman by the name of Tom
has taken over her life.
He has promised to come here, marry her,
give her the wedding of her dreams.
Tom has promised my mom
that he will sweep her off her feet,
they're gonna vacation and travel the world together.
I love him, he's so dignified.
I feel like this whole story is a bunch of bologna
and it's extremely comical.
This is a complete joke.
In my mom's opinion, it's the real deal.
Tom, I was told, is worth multiple millions of dollars.
And every time this gentleman, Tom,
is supposed to come back from Africa, something happens.
There's always an excuse.
Twice, he's had malaria and ended up in the hospital.
Once, he was on his way to the boat,
but the car broke down.
He got involved with some doctor there
who he claims took his documents
so he can't leave the country.
It's always about money,
how much she can send to him.
I really don't know how much money my mom has sent Tom.
I would say it would be about $200,000.
I know that she's completely broke because of it.
For three years now, my mom has been scammed.
She just doesn't get it.
I've even gone as far as to send her
the "Dr. Phil" show, as to others
that the have been scammed the same way.
We tried to talk to her on several occasions,
ends up in an argument.
About two years ago, my mother approached me
that she needed some money for some bills.
I asked her how much she needed,
and she said about $2,000.
I then found out the money was sent to this boyfriend.
My mother had a very heated argument about the $2,000
and called me greedy, selfish,
and that we are dead to her.
I'm getting married next month,
and I am not inviting my mom to the wedding.
My mom told me flat out, "I'm not your mother anymore."
I hope Dr. Phil can bring her back to reality
because she's living in Lala Land.
And I'm not talking about Los Angeles.
Well, Todd, isn't it interesting
that you can give somebody $2,000
and still wound up getting in trouble for it?
Well, once I found out from my sister
what it was for, I demanded it back,
and then I was called greedy.
I'll bet.
Yeah, now, you're getting married soon,
but you and your mother
are now completely estranged over this
because you don't agree with her belief system.
I don't agree with any of what she's doing.
Your mother is married.
Yes.
To Harold.
For 35 years.
He knows that she's involved with this internet lover.
Yes.
Harold was totally not for this and wanted to leave.
And I told him, "Please leave my mom, please."
He refused, but then all of a sudden,
now he thinks this guy is real.
And I think that's because my mom,
who's very open about this relationship with her husband,
has told him that Tom is going to buy you
a new truck, any kind you want,
and give you a half a million dollars.
So now, Harold's all in it
(audience laughing)
because they're gonna run away,
and he's gonna get a half a million dollars and a truck.
I guess everything's for sale.
So that is odd.
I think this is the first time
we've done this kind of story,
where the guy was conning the husband and the wife.
Pretty much.
Then here's what he's promised to Renee.
That he's gonna return home,
that he's going to attend your wedding with her,
at two million dollars,
he's gonna bring two million dollars to the table,
a motorhome, a Mercedes Benz.
He's gonna marry her after she divorces Harold
and he pays Harold off.
He's gonna pay off her credit card debt.
He's gonna put her name on his assets.
Is your mother kind of a gold-digger?
No.
'Cause I mean, everything about him
seems to be what he's gonna give her.
Or has he turned her head with money?
I think it has to do with how he charms her.
He makes her feel sexy and beautiful.
And charmy, he's her prince.
I really think it's a stem of a lot of different things.
It's the money, too, but I also believe
it has to do with the words he feeds her.