Timeline for Paid a scammer money via PayPal. What can I do?
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| Aug 23, 2020 at 15:30 | comment | added | Volker Siegel | @Steve-O How difficult and expensive it is depends a lot on the locations of both. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 13:54 | comment | added | Steve-O | @Daniel Even if OP does call the police, that won't be the end of it. They'll have to provide what evidence they have in court. They may even need to file the lawsuit themselves, which is neither cheap nor quick. Given that OP doesn't even want to tell the bank the whole story, will she be willing to go into the depths of detail that lawyers will probe her for? Multiple times, potentially over several years? I agree it would be nice to see the guy behind bars, but getting him there will require more than one quick phone call. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:43 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | I agree with this answer. This person is almost certainly an experienced and serial con-artist. If they've done it to you, they've done it to many. Let's face it, either you have to swallow your embarrassment or you have to swallow the debt. Decide which is more important to you. P.S. You don't have to admit to it being a sugar-daddy arrangement - you can call it an online romance. Good luck either way. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:06 | comment | added | Ismael Miguel | @Daniel That's a good idea, but O.P. has to get through the embarassment first. Even though there's nothing to be embarassed about. | |
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| Aug 21, 2020 at 3:00 | comment | added | Daniel | What about calling the police? These scammers rarely get caught, but it seems OP might have some leads on how to find this guy. | |
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| Aug 20, 2020 at 12:19 | history | answered | Fattie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |