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My friend told me on Friday that she had given someone some money to a guy, who has now changed his number and is not responding to her emails.
Of all the stupid things my friend has done this must be the worst and for me is that final straw with her. I don't know if she has some kind of addiction or fetish to chat to guys in chat rooms or is just genuinely lonely...........but whatever the reason what she has done has no explanation in my eyes.
In July she joined this site where people chat and got to know this guy. He gave her a sob story that him and his brother had no visa and was looking for someone to get married. My friend who is a single mother said that she would be interested, but he played along with her and continued to give her his sob stories. Then he told her that he was going to be sent back and needed some money and asked her if she could loan him some money.
As she is so naive and too straight for her own good she agreed. He gave her bank details and she transferred money from her account to the account number he gave.
How much you ask? £1000
I am still taking this in and I cannot believe that she done that. £50 maximum I would give away in a good cause and only and only if I knew where it was going and to whom. Where as my friend gave away £1000 to a guy who she don't know jack crap about. No address, no name, no nothing just a bank account that he gave her which could be anyone's.
Now if I suggest that she go to the police then they will want to know all the details and what details dose my friend have? nothing, exactly. It is obvious that he has defrauded her out of this money, but then again he must be an expert and god knows how many other women he has done this too.
I am very upset with my friend and asked why does she not discuss these things before she thinks she is Mother Theresa, and only tells me after she has done them. She was very tearful and I was very harsh with her, but I can't see any other way of getting through to her thick brain at times.
What I would like to now is there anything my friend can to to try and recover this money or should she put it down to experience and a very bitter lesson learned, but then again this guy is still out and thinks he has gotten away with conning someone out of money and preying on their kind nature and will continue to do this.
Oh I am so mad at the moment with the both of them, Please could anyone help or advise on this very stupid stupid matter.
Of all the stupid things my friend has done this must be the worst and for me is that final straw with her. I don't know if she has some kind of addiction or fetish to chat to guys in chat rooms or is just genuinely lonely...........but whatever the reason what she has done has no explanation in my eyes.
In July she joined this site where people chat and got to know this guy. He gave her a sob story that him and his brother had no visa and was looking for someone to get married. My friend who is a single mother said that she would be interested, but he played along with her and continued to give her his sob stories. Then he told her that he was going to be sent back and needed some money and asked her if she could loan him some money.
As she is so naive and too straight for her own good she agreed. He gave her bank details and she transferred money from her account to the account number he gave.
How much you ask? £1000
I am still taking this in and I cannot believe that she done that. £50 maximum I would give away in a good cause and only and only if I knew where it was going and to whom. Where as my friend gave away £1000 to a guy who she don't know jack crap about. No address, no name, no nothing just a bank account that he gave her which could be anyone's.
Now if I suggest that she go to the police then they will want to know all the details and what details dose my friend have? nothing, exactly. It is obvious that he has defrauded her out of this money, but then again he must be an expert and god knows how many other women he has done this too.
I am very upset with my friend and asked why does she not discuss these things before she thinks she is Mother Theresa, and only tells me after she has done them. She was very tearful and I was very harsh with her, but I can't see any other way of getting through to her thick brain at times.
What I would like to now is there anything my friend can to to try and recover this money or should she put it down to experience and a very bitter lesson learned, but then again this guy is still out and thinks he has gotten away with conning someone out of money and preying on their kind nature and will continue to do this.
Oh I am so mad at the moment with the both of them, Please could anyone help or advise on this very stupid stupid matter.
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