Fake Ring, Real Scam feat. Nikki Lee | Episode 2

What happens when your high school sweetheart comes back ten years later with an engagement ring, nearly $2,000 in checks, and a plan to scam you out of your rent money?

In this episode of Playing 4 Keeps, DJ sits down with Atlanta host, stylist, mother, grandmother, and full-time student Nikki Lee for a raw and hilarious conversation about modern dating, relationship red flags, long-distance love, bisexuality, healing, and dating with intention.

Nikki shares the shocking story of reconnecting with a man who once owed her $400. After months of talking, he flew to Atlanta, proposed in a restaurant, promised her a new life, and appeared to repay everything he owed. By Monday morning, Nikki learned the checks were fake, the engagement ring was glass, and the entire romantic weekend had been funded with money he stole from her bank account.

What makes this story even wilder is that Nikki later discovered she was not his only victim.

DJ and Nikki also get honest about consistency versus constant communication, recognizing emotionally unavailable partners, protecting your peace, and why Black singles cannot allow good chemistry or great sex to distract them from obvious warning signs.

Through every betrayal and dating disappointment, Nikki refuses to become bitter. Her philosophy is simple: never a failure, always a lesson.

Follow Nikki Lee on Instagram at @iamnikki_lee.

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