But these packages weren’t delivered by mistake, because angela knows who ordered them: a man from London named “Paul.”
Cater: He said he had electronics business overseas. And that these would be for his business. He wants me to send it, he said an address for a South African store.
Hansen: For a South African store.
Cater: Yes.
She says she agreed to accept his packages because Paul isn’t just any friend.
Hansen: Who is Paul Desmond?
Cater: Paul Desmond is my fiancé.
Hansen: Your fiancé.
Angela says she met Paul on the Internet. He’s even sent her this picture and asked to marry her.
Cater: And the next thing you know, he’s “Let’s get married. You know, I really love you. I miss you.” And it’s mushy, mushy all the time.
Angela has picked out a wedding dress. And some of Paul’s merchandise has been shipped to her, addressed as if they were already husband and wife.
Clear across the country we make another undercover delivery to Porterville, California, to Vickie Beebout another single mom.
It’s a package of electronics ordered with a stolen credit card, from that online store we created.
And guess who the stuff’s addressed to? A man named “Paul.”
Hansen: This one is an X-Box 360. Now does Paul Williams live here?
Vicki Beebout: No, right now he lives in London. But he’s coming over in January.
Turns out, Vicki Beebout also met her “Paul” over the Internet.
And, not surprisingly, he’s been flooding her with packages too. And Vickie’s gone a step further than just receiving packages, she’s actually been re-shipping them overseas.
In fact, we saw DHL picking up one bound for Africa.
And when we ask Vickie to show us a picture of her Paul, we see a familiar face: Angela Carter’s "Paul Desmond."
And guess what? He wants to marry Vicki too. Turns out “Paul” is engaged to two different women on opposite sides of the country. And who knows how many others in between.
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So there’s a store in Africa, but that still doesn’t tell us much about Wendy.
Hansen: Does Wendy live here?
Jeff Ball: She’s in Australia right now.
Hansen: She’s in Australia?
It turns out, Jeff says Wendy is actually his business partner. That store in Africa is doing so well, Jeff says, Wendy wants to open more stores.
Jeff Ball: That’s why she’s in Australia. She’s opening a store in Australia.
Hansen: In Australia, too.
And as he tells us about the expansion plans, he drops a bombshell.
Jeff Ball: She’s gonna be, she’s gonna be my wife.
Hansen: Oh, oh - so Wendy is going to be your wife.
Jeff Ball: Gonna be. Gonna be.
Hansen: Well, congratulations then. Have you set a date?
Jeff Ball: Not yet.
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