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

Hi Paul,

I suggest you have a read of this old case, although I don't think we currently have laws against what you were up to, you may see some similarities all the same.

Probably best to chalk it up to experience and move on.
 
Funny enough the same thing happened to me a good few years ago. I also gave a girl a good bit of money to book a room and buy a few things. Unfortunately she did show up on the day and now we are still saddled with each other 11 years later!

Be thankful for small mercies :D
 
All joking aside, if the "transaction" is illegal under law or if the money was given to the girl to buy stolen goods, the OP would be best staying away from the Gardai
 
Not a wind up she was not buying anything illegal just toys & most of the cash was to cover her time
Yes just to be more with her
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

I think you need to stop fooling yourself. There is a word for "making a payment for someone's time" in order "to be more with her" and it isn't a very nice word.
 
I have been reading this post with some interest, and amusement. I have got tired waiting for someone to pass the rather obvious comment , so here goes my own attempt.

I feel sorry for Paul , who has been " taken for a ride " , ( although not in the manner he may have expected ) by this lady.

I feel all he can do is write the incident off to experience . Involving the Guards may make the whole incident go public and his wife may discover the details.

As in hiring any tradesperson, it is safer to only pay a small deposit , before the service is completed to your satisfaction.

Thanks
 
Paul,
What's that old saying ?"A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush", or something like that. I think you know yourself you've been screwed, even though it was before the event so to speak. A few smart people on here passing judgement and all that, but we've all been there in some way or another, and know what? life goes on, you weren't the first and you won't be the last. Your dosh is gone but there's nothing stopping you from putting her face up on Facebook as long as you're prepared for the consequences. Otherwise move on and next time, make it on cash on delivery.
 
Paul, the money is gone but a burden shared is a burden halved. I think you should tell your wife about how you were cheated.
 
Paul, the money is gone but a burden shared is a burden halved. I think you should tell your wife about how you were cheated.
I this one of the most weird posts on AAM. It is indeed about Money but not what i expected to see on this site. On reflection it lightens up discussion from the usual topics of Mortgage problems and the like.
 
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