Kate Kleinert

I became a national spokesperson for romance scams after experiencing a devastating scam myself four years ago. I lost all my money, my home burned to the ground, and I lost my 6 dogs in that fire. Despite these tremendous losses, I picked myself up and moved forward with a mission to help others. Now I travel the country speaking to anyone who will listen about romance scams and how these criminals operate. My work has taken me to speak at the White House with the President, at the FTC, at the Department of Aging, and I've addressed the UN and the World Health Organization. I've been featured on numerous television shows. As a presenter, speaker, and keynote speaker, I handle a variety of activities each day, from preparing slides for presentations to speaking with people who have been involved in scams, to working with government officials to help them understand what's going on with scams. I speak to audiences ranging from 5 people to 500 people without hesitation or nervousness. What makes me influential now is the fact that I'm out speaking across the country about scams at the highest levels of government and international organizations.