i completely admire you guys are so good-hearted, wanting to help people in need.
But what I don’t get is how you are trusting a complete stranger and handing over so much money.
I’ll be the first in line to help people, but this would be many bridges too far.
Even if someone like @davemccoy, @beeyou or @lynncoyle1 -some of the people I trust most here -would ask me for such amounts, it would be a simple no go.
Maybe I resemble Scrooge McDuck a little too much, but this is just beyond me.
@therealwolf: thanks for having the courage to make this public. I know it’s not easy to admit you were manipulated like that
I'm hurt..... :P ... just kidding...
I hope you would never trust anyone with this kind of money unless you either had some real collateral in your hands or you were a relative (and even in some families you can't even trust them)... Keep that guard up always @simplymike and happy to see a comment or two from you :)
Believe me, I’ve had my share... or better: I don’t anymore - lol
And btw: family is the worst!
:0)
good to know... and me too on the family!
I wholeheartedly agree @simplymike, with @davemccoy’s comment too.
I came across the scam through the Bank of Neoxian’s post. It’s just my opinion, but businesses that lend out money with some interest in return, will have some risk. Even the Bank resulted in a loss and he had the acct’s master key but mediation resulted in him returning the acct back to the scammer/owner. He had collateral but the jury was still not in his favor.
As Dave commented, you can’t even trust some family members. I would always do my due diligence and even still, lend out knowing I may never get it back if the sob story is too much.
‘Real world’ banks ask for ID’s, do background checks and even if you pass all their ‘tests’ they give you a hard time lending money. Still, I don’t want to know how much of that money is never paid back to them.
It’s like you say: if you’re in that business, it’s just part of the game.
I’m still learning myself... the hard way. If everyone I knew very well and trusted (hahaha, ‘trusted’ - so naive of me) would pay me back the money I lent them, I might regain a bit of trust in the world ;0)
I allways say the best way to get rid of a friend is to loan them money. You will never see them again. Lol.
Hahaha, I need to remember that one
:0) @doomsdaychassis, you sure know when a girl needs a laugh
At least I am good at something
:)
I bet that’s not the only thing you’re good at ;0)
I must warn you, no matter the intended message, my mind always make everything sound dirty when I read it. lol . sorry.