I thought I knew this person, for we have associated for over 20 years. However, I moved from California to North Carolina and we spoke quite a bit on the phone. So when he claimed that he sold his business and was moving into a new place temporarily, I didn’t think anything of it. He was juggling things while house was closing and I offered to help with $1,741.00 for a deposit on a place, that was to be quickly returned within 30 days, and was put in writing. No sooner was it done, he was difficult to reach and then he was a ghost. I was blocked from texting and all calls went to voicemail. I immediately went online to google info about him, and was horrified. Like I said, I had known him for 20 years, or so I thought.
I am a disabled single woman, and live very modestly. I did this out of kindness and pulled the money from my credit card, never imagining he wasn’t good for it. I have transfer of funds and letter of loan agreement by him.