I gave a stranger I met online €600 to buy toys,but she disappeared with the money.

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This is a odd thing but I had given some money ( €600 ) to a girl to buy something's & book a room
But of course she never turn up or booked the room now no contact from her .

Anything I can do ?
 
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I think you were a bit foolish to be honest to give her that amount of money. You could if you wish report it to the Gardai but I am not sure if they would be able to do anything to assist you. I would try to forget about it and not be so trusting if you are in that situation again.
 
I think you were a bit foolish to be honest to give her that amount of money. You could if you wish report it to the Gardai but I am not sure if they would be able to do anything to assist you. I would try to forget about it and not be so trusting if you are in that situation again.

Problem if I go to the Gardai
I am Married but I do not think I am the only one she has done this to claimed to be over working on a film from England for a week but I do know were she was staying
 
This has to be a wind up! At a guess, if you asked her to buy something illegal and meet you in a hotel room to use or exchange said product, then no I wouldnt go to Gardai!!

Plus, reading between the lines, I wouldnt go to your wife with this story either.....
 
This has to be a wind up! At a guess, if you asked her to buy something illegal and meet you in a hotel room to use or exchange said product, then no I wouldnt go to Gardai!!

Plus, reading between the lines, I wouldnt go to your wife with this story either.....
Not a wind up she was not
buying anything illegal just toys & most of the cash was to cover her time
 
What sort of toys?

This still sounds like something you should take on the chin. You gave a total stranger money voluntarily, would be very hard to prove anything else.
 
Thanks

I know it this must look like a wind up

But it is true we did meet before had a chat about stuff & as she had more time she could book the room & get everything but need the money
 
Presumable it's something from Ann Summers !

Toys uniforms & book the room

I know where she was staying
But do not know her real name but I do have a photo of her face
Claimed to be here from London
working on a animation film for college
 
Just want to know if the Gardai would help ?

Has she done this to other people?

I guess she is well out of the state by now
 
You are the victim of a crime, she stole your money. If you feel that you want to report it you can. I can guess that people may not be particularly sympathetic but that shouldn't stop you reporting it. Chances are if she hasn't done it before, she will do it again because she can be pretty sure her "mark" will avoid reporting her at all costs.

I think though you will have to face the fact that if the Gardaí do find something and pursue a case then it will end up in a public court room. You will need to be prepared to handle that. What won't happen is them tracking her down, shaking the money out of her and handing it back to you without anyone else being any the wiser.
 
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Did you give her cash? Do you have any solid evidence (emails or texts) that show that you would pay her and that you did indeed give her the money?
 
I know but I am a victim of crime but was it a crime in the first place to be making a payment for someone's time
 
Did you give her cash? Do you have any solid evidence (emails or texts) that show that you would pay her and that you did indeed give her the money?
Yes I gave her cash in a public place
Not very solid just I gave her cash in a few texts & she was buying & booking the room you could read them either way
 
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