He Pretended To Be A LORD, Stole Millions & Now He’s Missing After Escaping Prison?!
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A shocking fraud story unfolds involving Robert Underwood, a man who falsely claimed to be a nobleman with a wealthy lifestyle and a prestigious background, using emotional manipulation and deception to exploit victims. The case centers on Megan Clark, a young woman from the Isle of Wight, who fell for his romantic and extravagant persona, including lavish dates, a fake marriage to a lord, and a dreamy life in a supposedly grand mansion. However, behind the charm lay a deep pattern of fraud—Underwood used lies about his identity, forged documents, and manipulated victims through isolation and control. Megan discovered he had opened multiple credit accounts and debts in her name, totaling over $38,000, and that he had a history of stealing from people and institutions, including forging checks and scamming others via eBay. After being betrayed, she exposed the truth through a public Facebook post, which led to a police investigation and a five-year prison sentence for Underwood. Despite being convicted, he escaped from an open prison and remains at large. The case highlights how manipulative fraudsters use charm, grand gestures, and social isolation to build trust. Megan, now financially independent, runs a photography business and advocates for awareness. The story reveals that Underwood, who may go by several names, continues to con people, often under the guise of noble titles, and that he remains unidentified and unarrested. The case serves as a powerful warning about emotional manipulation, the dangers of unchecked trust, and the need for vigilance in relationships and financial decisions.
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if you couldn't already tell or maybe you're listening to this and you think that we
perhaps sound alike but it is i her cousin janelle and i am so excited to be recording
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as we all know lovely kendall is on maternity leave right now enjoying her new baby boy and
she invited me to come on the channel and record a video for you guys today which again i'm so
excited for a little bit nervous because uh there's some big shoes to fill here obviously
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i think for the most part you guys don't know who i am but i wanted to go ahead and give myself a
like who is this complete rando on your screen but i appreciate everyone who is tuning in today
despite kendall being gone she's actually going to be back sooner than you think her maternity
leave is flying by and i'm really excited to have her back because i've missed working with her so
stay tuned there's not much longer until she's back on the show and on your screens so for today's
episode i have one of truly the craziest fraud stories i have ever come across and i know that
many fraud stories on her channel in the past but oh my god this one is actually insane you guys like
i can't even explain to you just when you think this story couldn't get any crazier
we peel back an entire new layer of crazy okay it is truly one of the most wild cases and i know
that kendall would have loved to talk about this case with you guys today but i just could not pass
up the opportunity when i came across it because it is truly so so wild so like i said it is a fraud
story however there is also a element of awareness that needs to be raised as well that i think is
really important that we discuss so we're going to go ahead and do that too and that is because
this dude that we are about to talk about today this pillsberry dough boy looking ass mother
effer i don't know if i can say how many times i'm allowed to say that word on this channel
usually i just let it rip on the sesh but i'm trying to be a little bit more professional on
the tc carol channel regardless he escaped from prison and is still on the run yeah
it's truly one of the craziest stories i think we just need to go ahead and jump right into it and
let's start off by giving you a little bit of background and setting this scene here so it was
2017 in the isle of wight which is an island off the south coast of england and from the photos
i've seen this place looks insanely gorgeous you guys i've never been to england but oh my god it
looks so beautiful they have these really gorgeous beaches and these massive cliff sides it's the
many of you live in the isle of wight please comment down below because i'm curious how it
is down there it just looks so beautiful definitely a place that i would like to visit one day and for
20 year old megan clark she would have considered herself one of the lucky ones who got to live
there so like i said today's story starts in 2017 and as far as i can tell megan was living her best
life she was thriving she had a great group of girlfriends that she was always hanging out with
she had a good dating life and she had a job that she really really loved so at the time i was
managing a restaurant and i guess there was this couple that would come and visit the area quite
frequently and they actually ended up purchasing a bar in the area and after they purchased this
bar they ended up asking megan if she wanted to go ahead and manage it for them and she was like
yeah absolutely that's super cool the bar seemed like a really vibey kind of like cocktail bar
and from all accounts she absolutely loved her job this bar was really like her baby and she
spent a ton of time working there if she wasn't there she would you know be out with her friends
who by the way have only said amazing things about her according to her friend georgie megan is a
genuinely kind human being and from what i gathered she was as well i mean i have watched a couple
interviews with her she was on a podcast which i can link below and she just seems like a really
really cool down-to-earth person her friend georgie says that she is like a friend sister
and therapist all in one and not to mention she is a total catch absolutely gorgeous and her
love that you know what more power to you girl and at the time megan was kind of just dating around
exploring her options but she was open to a more serious relationship if the right person were to
come along she said that she didn't really necessarily have a type but she does look for
guys with nice smiles and eyes as well as someone who can make her laugh and one day while she's
working at this bar a dude walks in and immediately grabs her attention she said that he was tall
really well dressed and wasn't the typical type of person that you would see in that area
so naturally he stood out to her and i think that she stood out to him as well because he
immediately went and approached her and the two of them hit it off right away and he told her his
name was robert underwood but she could call him birdie and based on her first impression of him
she felt like he was a polite and well-mannered person he told her that he just moved to the area
from the mainland after winning an auction on this big beautiful house on the water and he also told
her that he worked as a horologist which for anyone like me who has absolutely no idea what that is it
someone who designs and repairs watches and clocks and it was all very impressive sounding
and something about him just piqued megan's interest and so it wasn't that much longer
until he made the first move and shortly after meeting for the first time he sent this big bouquet
of flowers to the bar with a note that read something along the lines of it was lovely to
meet you be ready for 7 p.m tonight i'm taking you on a date and megan said that this literally
felt like a romantic gesture out of a movie and honestly i couldn't tell you one person that
wouldn't be
just as excited to get a big beautiful bouquet of flowers and a note being like hey i'm picking you
up like ah there is something so satisfying and romantic out of a man making plans instead of
just being like i don't know what do you want to do especially in a world where dating apps can be
so scary and unpredictable i mean i myself don't have really any experience on a dating app however
i have many friends who are on dating apps and the stories that they tell are just so bad like
it just seems so the bar is so low out there i'll just say that but anyway so birdie comes
picks her up at seven o'clock like he said he would and apparently this first date was very
very lavish they went to this place called the royal for dinner and megan says that it was by
far the nicest first date she had ever been on and there was this attraction between them right
away and then after dinner he invited her back to his place for a cup of tea and it sounds like she
was blown away by the house that he lived in and apparently he told her that she was going to the
all these stories about how he transformed the place through all these renovations and how he
sourced only the finest materials and art for it it really does sound so beautiful and according
to her it was one of the most extravagant places that she had ever been to but you're probably
thinking to yourself okay birdie is 28 years old how is he acquiring all the money in order to get
all these lavish beautiful things in his beautiful house sending her flowers taking her on dates
where is the income coming from well according to birdie get ready
for this it was because he was a lord and i literally had to look this shit up because i
needed to know exactly what he was claiming to be and this is what i found online lord in the
british isle a general title for a prince or sovereign or for a feudal superior especially
a feudal tenant who holds directly from the king i.e a baron in the united kingdom the title today
denotes a peer of the realm whether or not he sits in parliament as a member of the house of lords
so yeah he tells megan that he's a
lord and he explains that the title was passed down from his great-grandfather who he claimed
was the inventor of the underwood typewriter hence the name robert underwood and honestly
the details of his story are a little wonky to me and even megan has described how it's really
confusing to her and she says that she didn't really understand where it all came from but
that she didn't really care and so she didn't ask him any more questions what's her kind of love
she's like all right dude whatever you say you're a lord okay great because honestly she was just
happy to be dating someone who seemed like a nice guy and she didn't really care about
and that who actually took a genuine interest in her
and was treating her right.
And after that first night, the two were practically inseparable.
And this dude charmed her every which way that he could,
including taking her on vacations and buying her fancy gifts.
Bertie would tell her that he was going on these, quote, business trips pretty often.
And when he would come back from those trips,
he'd almost always have a bag or jewelry or some type of gift for her.
The dude even bought her a car.
And if he wasn't such a lying sack of dog shit, I'd say Megan was living the dream.
But that was definitely not the case.
Because poor Megan was actually being duped the entire time.
And her family was too.
Her mom, Carisha, which I hope I'm saying that right,
said that he got really close with them as well.
And she was just so happy that her daughter had found someone who was treating her so well.
The way that she really deserved to be treated.
And I think because of the fact that he was treating her so well
and things seemed to be going so smoothly,
it was easy to overlook how fast things were moving.
Because just after a few weeks into dating, he told her that he loved her over dinner.
And pretty soon after that, he'd ask her to move in with him.
And she had actually never lived with a partner before,
but I can see how in the excitement of it all that she was just excited to say yes
and continue on this journey that she had started with him.
So the two of them move in together, and I'm sure you can guess what happens.
Next, it would be a proposal.
That's right, y'all.
Four months into their relationship, he popped the question,
and he did it on Christmas Day with a ring from Cartier.
And I think, obviously, hindsight is 20-20 here.
I mean, getting engaged after only four months of dating is very fast.
And that's not to say that quick engagements can't always work out.
I mean, I know people in my life who were dating only for a couple of months
or even a couple of weeks before they got engaged and it worked out for them.
But, I mean, yeah, it's no lie.
That four months is definitely quick.
But in defense of Megan, she was being really love-bombed by this guy
or honestly, like, love-nuked from this dude.
And she really felt like she had found the one,
someone who was going to treat her the right way.
And she was just so excited to start her life with him.
And he even got her this little chihuahua puppy that they named Schubert
for when he was away on work trips that she wouldn't be alone.
And I don't know about you guys,
but someone getting me a dog is absolutely the way to my heart.
So I can't blame her for falling head over heels for this guy.
Because everything was such. You know, big, grand gestures with Bertie.
And their wedding was going to be no exception.
Megan says that he was shelling out the big bucks for their wedding
that he wanted to have at the Osborne house,
which was the formal royal summer residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
So you can imagine how fancy and expensive this wedding was going to be.
I mean, this shit literally looks like it's out of a fairy tale.
It's absolutely gorgeous.
If you're watching right now, you'll see pictures.
It is so, so. Oh, and get this.
Megan was told that she was going to be gaining a title once they tied the knot.
And according to Google, that would make her a lady.
Lady Underwood, I think.
And just to be clear, this was not what she was after.
I mean, like I said, I listened to a podcast that she was on.
And you can just tell that this is not that important to her, this type of stuff.
She was just really in love with him and loved him for him, not because he was a lord.
And so she was just excited to be with him, regardless of the title.
What was. What was most important to her was just marrying someone that she loved,
or thought she loved, who treated her better than she had ever been treated before.
But here's the thing, though.
Once Megan was truly under his spell, he started to display textbook signs of abuse,
specifically emotional abuse.
And the big one being isolation.
First off, he convinced Megan to leave her job at the bar, which, like I said,
she loved this job.
This job was like her baby.
But he convinced her to leave the job and go. Go work for him at his watch business.
Because she explained that he didn't like how much time she was spending at the bar,
and that random guys could talk to her there.
So it would just, you know, be better for the both of them if she worked for him.
Clearly, this guy's got major jealousy issues, which will become very ironic here shortly.
But yeah, Megan agreed to quit working at the bar,
and she started running the social media and email marketing for his company.
Which, by the way, this company was absolute bogus.
From my understanding, he was basically purchasing old,
broken Rolexes, fixing them, and then reselling them.
And I genuinely have no idea if these Rolexes were even real or how he was obtaining them.
But unbeknownst to Megan, he was actually ripping people off on eBay.
So I'm pretty sure he would just post the pictures of these watches on eBay,
and then when someone would purchase them, he would never end up actually shipping them out.
And I'm pretty sure there was also a lot of counterfeit stuff,
just based on the rest of the details in this story.
It doesn't seem like the dude really had a. a plethora of legitimate Rolex or other high-design brands of watches.
But anyways, back to the emotional abuse that Megan was enduring during this time.
Another thing Birdie would do, or I guess wouldn't do,
is he wouldn't let Megan post him on her social media.
And it wasn't just the fact that he wouldn't let her post him on social media.
It was also the fact that any time she asked him why she wasn't allowed to post him,
that he would freak the fuck out.
And I'm not trying to put any blame on her for not
seeing this as a red flag, but this is a red flag.
Because I just feel like if someone is not allowing you to post them on social media,
chances are there's a reason for it.
And it's probably because they're doing something shady behind closed doors.
I mean, not always.
I'm sure there's different scenarios and reasons as to why someone wouldn't want to have a social
media presence.
But I think generally speaking, it's definitely a little bit sus that he
didn't want her posting him at all online.
And same with the isolation.
You know, I know that Kendall talks about this type of stuff on her channel a lot.
But if I could just back her up for a second,
isolation is a form of control in an abusive relationship.
And it doesn't always have to start out super extreme either.
In Megan's case, it started with having her quit her job,
which, you know, he convinced her was the right thing to do.
And then eventually she got to the point where she was hanging out with her friends less and less.
And he was just slowly gaining more and more control over her life.
And her friends were worried about her and worried about how fast things
were moving with Birdie.
But for at least a little while longer, Megan was still positive that he was her person.
That is until about two months out from their wedding.
And I'm not 100% sure of the exact date of their wedding.
I'm pretty sure it was sometime in 2018.
And this is when Megan's spidey senses were tingling.
So basically, the entire time that the two of them were living together,
Birdie was getting a ton of mail, like way more than a normal household would get.
And every time Megan would bring it up, she would say,
He had really no way of explaining what all this mail was or where it was all coming from.
And because of that, she decided to do some investigating,
a little snooping around, if you will.
And we love to see it, okay?
Sometimes you got to take matters into your own hands.
So she ends up going through his desk.
And that's when she finds several different bank cards under several different names.
And none of these names she knew him by.
And right off the bat, this is absolutely terrifying.
She's shocked.
And she's like,
And she's scared and confused.
And she's also pissed, which I don't blame her for.
And in that moment, everything just kind of clicked that Birdie wasn't who he said he was.
And to top it off, he was super defensive and angry with her when she tried to ask him about it.
But clearly, something is up.
This is a very sketchy situation and alarm bells are going off.
So she decides that she's going to go ahead and stay with her mom
while she continues to try and figure out what the hell is going on.
And that's when the two of them learned the terrifying truth.
After googling some of the names that she knew,
she had seen on those bank cards,
Megan learned that Robert was actually a convicted con man.
There were several news articles about how dangerous he was
and how he'd con people out of thousands and thousands of dollars.
Or I guess pounds in this case.
But regardless, tons and tons of money.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg, okay?
And pretty soon after finding all this out,
Megan began looking through more mail that the two of them had been receiving.
And this is when she found out, you guys,
that this dude had taken. taken out several credit cards and loans in her name.
Between credit cards, business accounts, and other bills he'd put in her name,
Megan realized he put her in about 30,000 pounds worth of debt.
Which is roughly, you know, between 38 and 40,000 US dollars.
And you want to hear something so fucked up, you guys.
When I heard this, I seriously couldn't believe it.
She, when she finds this out, she goes to the police.
And the police are basically like,
sorry, there's nothing we can really do about this
because this fraud was more of a domestic issue.
And she was pretty much on her own, is what they told her.
In fact, she ended up having to pay off this debt entirely by herself.
So being the smart woman that she is,
she decided that she would go ahead and try and sell her engagement ring,
thinking that she could recoup a significant amount of money by doing that.
But come to find out, that thing was a total fake and worth absolutely nothing.
So Megan decides that she's going to go confront this fucker.
But as soon as she tries to do that,
she figures out that he actually bailed and left the island.
But not before he. Before he made one last attempt to trick her.
According to Megan, he tried to convince her that he never meant to do this to her,
and that it was never supposed to go that far.
Oh, such a sob story.
Poor little birdie.
He really didn't see this one coming.
But luckily at this point, Megan was like,
all right, I'm not falling for this dude's shit any longer.
I clearly have to do something.
And unfortunately, the police didn't seem like they were going to go ahead and do anything.
So her and her mom took matters into their own hands.
and they started by posting on Facebook a bunch of pictures
pictures of him along with the story of everything that he had done and everything that Megan had
been through. And the goal was to try and get as many eyes on the story as possible so that he
couldn't victimize any more people. And it's a good thing that she went ahead and posted on that
because holy shit, you guys, the response was insane. Pretty soon after putting it up, the post
started getting hundreds and then thousands of shares. And not long after that, her inbox was
flooded with messages that only made her realize how much more messed up the whole situation really
was. And you guys, I don't think you're ready for what is coming next. This story truly gets
so much more insane. So once she posted that on Facebook, she starts to get other messages from
men claiming to be Robert's boyfriend, both from men who claimed that they had dated him in the
past and who also claimed that they were currently dating him. And there was a common theme from all
these men, and that was that Robert was stealing from them. He basically pulled the same bullshit
about being a lord to every single one of them and somehow convinced these people to fall for him,
all while he was manipulating and stealing from them. And I believe that most of the men that he
had matched with were on Grindr. And if you remember those business trips that he talked
about going on in the past, well, yeah, he actually wasn't doing any sort of business. Well, maybe he
was getting down to business, if you catch my drift, but he was not on a work trip. He was
cheating on Megan that entire time. Sometimes he even had these men come to their house when she
wasn't there to sleep with them in her bed. And to top it all off, one of the guys who reached out
to Megan was someone that she already knew. So there was this guy named Alex that she had actually
been introduced to through Robert, and she was under the impression that he was actually the
artist that was creating a illustrated book about Robert's life. And this was somewhat true. Alex
was an artist who agreed to make an illustrated book about Robert's life, and he was actually
about Robert's story, but he was also a lot more than that. The exact timeline is a little unclear,
but sometime as Megan and Robert's relationship was unfolding, he and Alex met online via a
Craigslist ad. Alex was living in Korea at the time, and he had this art studio on top of a
mountain. And I guess it gets pretty lonely up there. So one day he decided to put out a men
seeking men ad on Craigslist, and it was sort of just a laundry list of his perfect guy. And Alex
a whole lot to come with this, but about a month after he posted the ad, he got a message from you
guessed it, our little Lord. And Robert's message to Alex reads, quote, Hi there, I have seen your
advert on Craigslist. I went on there to see if I could find someone to do the ironing, then saw
the men seeking men section. I know your post is a month old now, but hopefully you're still looking
for something. I do not live in Brighton, but I'm in St. Leonard's near Hastings. I'm 28 too, and I'm a watchmaker. Do not meet the
requirements of having an interesting job. I'm reasonable looking and like to enjoy myself. My friends say I'm the only gay watchmaking rugby playing pianist they know, which to be fair, I am probably the only one of those in the country. And from that point forward, they began talking on the phone, like all the time. And Alex remembers that they could really talk about anything and everything. And Alex was apparently super fascinated by Robert because he had these absolutely insane stories. For example, one time he made a comment to Robert about the fact that
he looked a lot younger than he was claiming to be. And Robert gave him this whole story about how one time he was with his ex-boyfriend who tried to kill him, and therefore he had to get his face reconstructed. And that's why he looked the way that he did. All of his stories were super dark and mysterious. And Alex says that it all really intrigued him. But when the time came for the two of them to officially meet up, which was about a month after they first started texting, he wasn't so sure he wanted anything romantic with Robert. Alex
told him that he just wanted to meet up as friends, which Robert said that he was fine with. So they
ended up meeting at a pub, and that's when he divulged his whole spiel of, I'm a very rich and
important person. And while they were at the pub, Robert went and pointed out a Bentley that was
parked on the street, and he told Alex that it was his car, which then segued into him explaining
that he was an Earl. Then over the course of that evening, he talked about how he had a bodyguard
and his own personal driver, and a whole bunch of other things to make him feel like he was an Earl.
He seemed more impressive than he really was. And over the course of their friendship, or whatever
it was, Robert started dropping hints that he wanted Alex to make art for him. And that is
where Megan comes back into the picture. Now, get this. Robert tells Alex that he met this girl
who he described as a diamond in the rough. And he said that he bought a mansion for them to live in
on the Isle of Wight that he wanted this artwork for. Well then, throughout his and Megan's
relationship, Alex just sort of became this person who Robert was always on the phone with. And
according to Megan, Alex was even on the wedding invite list, which he later said Robert never even
mentioned that they were engaged. And what's crazy is that Robert would use his phone to make his
lives more believable. And one of the biggest examples of that is that he was always on the
phone with his daddy. And I don't know if he was on speakerphone or what, but however it was,
it would always be loud enough for other people to hear their conversation. And they would talk
about his duties and whatnot as an Earl. So when people like Megan and Alex would hear these phone
conversations, they totally believed that that's exactly what he was doing. Because Robert basically
had this other human corroborating his story. And I was super curious to try and figure out,
who was this other person on the phone that Robert was claiming was,
his daddy. And from what I've gathered, Megan thinks it may have been this guy with an intellectual
disability that Robert was also manipulating, which if that's the case, he's just such,
such a piece of shit, more than he already is. And she doesn't know if he was paying him to say
all these things or what, but clearly this was another one of his victims in one way or another.
And I know you guys are probably curious, but she said she never met anyone in his family.
The only people in his circle that she met were some of his friends. And there was this
one guy in particular who she said that she met on several occasions, and he would stay at their
house quite a bit. And what's insane is that Robert and this dude would tell Megan all these
different stories about how they grew up together, how they went to school together. However, that
was not the case at all. And Megan later found out that this guy was actually someone that Robert had
only known for a few years. And I genuinely have no idea how he got this guy to get wrapped up into
his lies, etc. But isn't that fucking crazy? And it's also a great example of just how much he used
and manipulated other people, brought them into his life, and brought them into his life. And I
into his web of bullshit lies in order to make his story sound more believable. And for Alex,
it came to light when Robert started asking him to do something he wasn't comfortable with.
Specifically, he'd asked him to doctor some bank statements and passports. And when Alex said no
to that, Robert became super weird and distant. And then eventually he just ghosted him. And
listen, it was probably best case scenario for Alex to be ghosted by Robert so that he couldn't
get out of his weird, creepy spell of lies and bullshit. But as it does, human curiosity really
did get the best of him. And he was so curious as to why Robert essentially just ghosted him one day.
So he ended up reaching out to one of his friends who's a police officer that Robert also mentioned
that he knew as well. I wouldn't say it was necessarily a mutual friend, but it was someone
that Alex had told Robert that he had also met. And when Alex reached out to this police officer,
he told him, dude, you need to stay.
Far, far away from Robert. And that's how he first learned that he was not who he said he was
and that he'd already been to prison for stealing money. Robert truly had been doing this for years
and Megan and Alex really only represent a small portion of the people he lied to and stole from.
And it wasn't just people that he stole from. It was also institutions. I don't know if you guys
are familiar with the department store called Harrods, but I guess when he was like 18 or 19
years old, he somehow managed to steal half of the money that he had stolen. And he was able to
a million pounds from them. From what I gathered, it sounds like he was forging bank statements and
then writing faulty checks for these big purchases. And he even did that when purchasing cars. And for
whatever reason, Bentleys were really his thing. And in 2012, he wrote a bad check when purchasing
one. Although that time he got caught pretty quickly. But I will say people rather than
businesses were his biggest targets. In fact, in 2016, a year before meeting Megan, Robert was
actually doing this to a guy named Mike. The two of them met on Grindr and started hanging out and
he heard all the same stories I've already told you. The difference with his story, though, is
Robert tricked Mike into giving him his passport and eBay login, which he then used to further
scam people out of thousands of dollars. Basically, what he told Mike was this story about how he had
this trip planned to go to Italy, but then his friend ended up bailing and so he had this extra
ticket. And he asked him if he would want to go with him. Robert said that everything was already
paid for. And really, all he had to do was get a photocopy of his passport so that he could
then transfer the ticket to Mike. And Mike at the time had no idea who Robert really was. And he was
like, yeah, that sounds great. So he went ahead and sent him a photo of his passport, not really
thinking twice about it. Well, apparently, Robert then told Mike that he needed a big favor from
him. He said that he had been frozen out of his eBay account and needed help selling this one
Rolex. So he wanted to know if Mike would sell it for him, which Mike ended up agreeing to do.
But fast forward a month, Mike started getting all these messages from people asking where there
watch was, only for him to realize that there was never actually a watch at all.
So Robert was pretending to sell these watches to people. And then once he got their money, he ended up just ghosting them and never sent them their watches. And he was doing all of this through Mike's eBay account. And I guess Robert needed the passport to verify his account or something. But yeah, essentially, he was scamming people under Mike's name.
And what's really weird is that once Mike figured all of this out, he ended up confronting Robert. And Robert was basically like, no, no, no, dude, this is just a big misunderstanding. Like, it's all good. I'm going to get this all figured out. You don't have to worry about it. But he ended up just ghosting Mike instead.
And the next time that Mike was really thrown into the orbit of all of this was when he saw that Facebook post that Megan and her mom had created. And that's when he went to the police. And luckily, this time, the police decided to actually take him seriously.
Once he realized the scale of this all,
Mike contacted the Hastings Police Station, who launched an investigation into all the claims made against Robert. And they determined that several crimes had been committed. The evidence was then brought to a jury, and they determined that he should serve five years for his crimes. The thing is, though, nobody knew where he was. It actually wasn't until a year and a half later that he was finally arrested. And by this point, Megan was finally starting to heal from all of this. And that's when she got a message on Facebook that he'd finally been arrested.
Which, at first, this was definitely a big sigh of relief for her. But then, only about two years into his sentence, all hell broke loose when Robert, whatever the hell his last name actually is, ended up escaping from prison.
He was in what they call an open prison, which is for low-risk inmates at low-security facilities. And it essentially means that prisoners have freedom in the day to work or go to school, but they have to return to prison at night.
And yeah, Robert somehow managed to get
his monitoring device off, and he was gone like the wind. But it gets worse, folks, because guess
what? They still haven't found him to this day. But it's not like he's gone into complete hiding.
According to Megan, he's still out here conning people. I literally can't make this shit up.
The dude goes to prison, escapes from prison, and then continues to con people to this day.
So she took part in this documentary, which is how I found this case,
and she's since said that after the documentary came out, a guy reached out to her saying that he
knew who Robert was, only that he knew him as a man named Leo Fitzland Howard. And it's basically
the same story over and over again. The only difference is that he's living in an RV,
and he's telling people that the reason he's living in an RV right now is because his
mansion is getting renovated, yada yada. Sound familiar? It's the same thing over and over again.
Oh, and remember that beautiful house that he took Megan to to have a cup of tea after their date?
Well, it turns out he didn't own this house. He was actually renting it. This dude is the biggest
fucking loser I have ever heard of. He's also apparently been known to drive a red Ferrari,
which he's been asking to park at different people's houses. And I'm guessing because
he either stole it or paid for it with a faulty check. I don't really know the reason for it.
And honestly, you guys, there are so many other side quests that this dude has done and so many
other stories, but these are really the main ones that have hit the news. And not all of his victims
have come forward publicly, which is why I'm not going to be talking about them right now.
And at first, Megan was actually really hesitant to do the documentary, but she decided that she
was going to go ahead and participate because she wanted to help spread the word and hopefully,
you know, make sure that no one else is being scammed. And hearing this is really one of the
reasons that I wanted to cover this in the first place, aside from just being able to poke fun at
this complete fucking loser. I also feel like it's really important that his face is plastered all
over the internet until he's found, because for all we know, he could be scamming tons of other
people right now. Clearly, he's not going to stop doing this, probably ever, so the more people who
know about him, hopefully, the less people get victimized by him. And for Kendall's audio-only
listeners, I really want to encourage you to go ahead and take some time to look him up or find
this episode on YouTube so that you can get a glimpse of his face. Because who knows, maybe
someone will actually recognize him out there and help put him back in jail where he belongs. And as
for his real name, because I know we've called him like eight different things by now, no one really
knows what his real name is. Megan thinks it's most likely Robert Majewski, but like I said,
he's gone through so many names, so it's really hard to tell what his real true legal name actually
is. But Robert Daughtry was a big one that he was using for a while, so maybe it's that. I don't
really know, though. I don't think it's Robert Underwood. Like I said, I don't really know his
real name, which is just insane. But before I leave you guys today, I wanted to go ahead and
take a page out of Kendall's book and leave you guys on somewhat of a positive note. I wanted to
really, really well today. And in order to pay off all the debt he put her in, she started up a
photography business, which she's still actively doing to this day. She has a studio and does
wedding and newborn photography. So I'm going to go ahead and have her Instagram linked in the
show notes or description box of this episode as well, so you guys can go ahead and give her a
follow. And I'm so curious to hear all of your guys' thoughts on this case. You better believe
I'm going to be deep in these comments, so please let me know your thoughts down below. I just
could not believe all this guy has done. When I was researching this,
you know, for the first time, I was like, oh my God, that's crazy. Oh my God, that's crazy. Oh
my, it just kept coming and coming. More and more was coming out. It's like, this almost seems fake
how insane this dude is and how much shit he's gotten away with for so many years. And now he's
on the run. Like, it's just, it's so wild to think about. But yeah, that's pretty much where our story
ends today, folks. Thank you so much for tuning in. If you're still listening all the way to the
end, I know that it's a little bit different than having Kendall here, but I really enjoyed this and
you enjoyed it as well. And yeah, Kendall's going to be back soon. And I know that she's really
excited to get back to recording, so stay tuned for that. But I hope you guys are having a wonderful
day. Thank you again so much for tuning in. And as always, stay safe out there. Bye.
Bye.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
A fraud case involving Robert Underwood (later identified as possibly Robert Majewski or Robert Daughtry) reveals a pattern of elaborate deception, where he falsely claimed to be a nobleman and used emotional manipulation, isolation, and fabricated stories to exploit victims.
Megan Clark, a 20-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight, was deceived into a relationship with Underwood, who convinced her to leave her job, live with him, and marry him under false pretenses, all while using lies about wealth, titles, and a lavish lifestyle to maintain control.
After discovering unauthorized bank accounts, debts, and fraudulent activity in her name, Megan uncovered that Underwood had a criminal history of conning people, including stealing from individuals and institutions like Harrods, and had escaped from prison, remaining at large and continuing to target new victims.
Summary:
A shocking fraud story unfolds involving Robert Underwood, a man who falsely claimed to be a nobleman with a wealthy lifestyle and a prestigious background, using emotional manipulation and deception to exploit victims. The case centers on Megan Clark, a young woman from the Isle of Wight, who fell for his romantic and extravagant persona, including lavish dates, a fake marriage to a lord, and a dreamy life in a supposedly grand mansion. However, behind the charm lay a deep pattern of fraud—Underwood used lies about his identity, forged documents, and manipulated victims through isolation and control.
Megan discovered he had opened multiple credit accounts and debts in her name, totaling over $38,000, and that he had a history of stealing from people and institutions, including forging checks and scamming others via eBay. After being betrayed, she exposed the truth through a public Facebook post, which led to a police investigation and a five-year prison sentence for Underwood. Despite being convicted, he escaped from an open prison and remains at large.
The case highlights how manipulative fraudsters use charm, grand gestures, and social isolation to build trust. Megan, now financially independent, runs a photography business and advocates for awareness. The story reveals that Underwood, who may go by several names, continues to con people, often under the guise of noble titles, and that he remains unidentified and unarrested.
The case serves as a powerful warning about emotional manipulation, the dangers of unchecked trust, and the need for vigilance in relationships and financial decisions.
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Robert Underwood, who claimed to be a noble lord, was a conman who fraudulently deceived women into financial and emotional exploitation. He used false stories about wealth and status to manipulate victims, including Megan Clark, and committed fraud by forging documents, stealing money, and using victims' names for debt.
Robert Underwood was arrested after being investigated by police following public exposure of his fraudulent activities. However, he escaped from prison during his sentence and remains at large.
Yes, according to victims and the documentary, Robert Underwood continues to con people even after escaping prison, living in an RV and using false stories about owning a mansion and driving a red Ferrari.
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