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Janice Johnson · 01-21-2013, 02:28 PM

This is a very paraphrased account of what happened to a scammed victim.

I wanted to enjoy my summer vacation in London, so I sent an ad for a room on Craigslist. A girl named Jolene told me she would rent me a room in her house for 2000. She sent me pictures of a beautiful room. We kept in contact via email, and Jolene sent me her picture. My friends and I agreed that she looked normal, so I sent her a check for the room. She never even gave me a room key or anything like that. But, I got a reply from her thanking me for the check and she would send me my room information in a few days. Weeks passed, with no word from her. I was getting suspicious.

About a month later, Jolene emailed me to beg me for money to pay for her sick mother's stay in the hospital. I was disgusted. I couldn't believe I had ever trusted Jolene. I cursed her out in the e-mail and never heard from her again.

I was out of the money I had dumbly sent Jolie and, although I was still able to go to London, I had to go to various hotels and had very little money to enjoy myself. I was angry at Jolene for scamming me out of my money, but also angry at myself for blindly trusting a scammer.

Janice Johnson · 01-22-2013, 09:11 AM

Bump.

Zoneboy · 01-22-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Bump.

Why? and how about a link.

dlemond · 01-22-2013, 01:39 PM

Who would ever blindly send anyone $2,000?
Even if that's a typo and it's $200, how on earth would anyone just send money like that?

And if you send a check there has to be a person's name on there.
I'm no legal expert, but $2,000 would constitute some sort of legal recourse I would imagine.

Anyway, if this person does not try to get their money back then they really have no one to blame but themselves.

It's beyond foolish.

01-21-2013, 02:28 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	A scammed victim shares her story. :( This is a very paraphrased account of what happened to a scammed victim. I wanted to enjoy my summer vacation in London, so I sent an ad for a room on Craigslist. A girl named Jolene told me she would rent me a room in her house for 2000. She sent me pictures of a beautiful room. We kept in contact via email, and Jolene sent me her picture. My friends and I agreed that she looked normal, so I sent her a check for the room. She never even gave me a room key or anything like that. But, I got a reply from her thanking me for the check and she would send me my room information in a few days. Weeks passed, with no word from her. I was getting suspicious. About a month later, Jolene emailed me to beg me for money to pay for her sick mother's stay in the hospital. I was disgusted. I couldn't believe I had ever trusted Jolene. I cursed her out in the e-mail and never heard from her again. I was out of the money I had dumbly sent Jolie and, although I was still able to go to London, I had to go to various hotels and had very little money to enjoy myself. I was angry at Jolene for scamming me out of my money, but also angry at myself for blindly trusting a scammer.

01-22-2013, 01:39 PM	#4
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Who would ever blindly send anyone $2,000? Even if that's a typo and it's $200, how on earth would anyone just send money like that? And if you send a check there has to be a person's name on there. I'm no legal expert, but $2,000 would constitute some sort of legal recourse I would imagine. Anyway, if this person does not try to get their money back then they really have no one to blame but themselves. It's beyond foolish.
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01-22-2013, 09:11 AM	#2
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	Bump.