Sophie123,
I am really sorry knowing you got scammed. The story he told you sounds familiar and I am almost sure the stolen pictures he used are already reported somewhere on our forum.
I would really appreciate if you can forward to me the emails / pictures / documents he sent, including also all the details about the monies he asked for and where the monies were sent.
You can find my email address below, under this post.
The details you have may save someone else soon.
Report the case to your local police. If you send money to a bank account, contact your bank and report that receiver bank account for fraud.
Please read
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26504 and apply those steps to protect yourself.
Here:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37058 you can find some elements that might help you dealing with this awful event.
Help yourself by helping others - report your scammer here.Google can be your best friend;use it if you have doubts about someone met online. If someone met online only asks for money, no matter what reason, it´s 100% scam.
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