I Was Swindled Out Of $1000 Dollars

[Joe]

Haven't you learnt anything about my bad temper from my posts?!
I have far less patience than you!

Serafina, your point that this is NOT a scam is well taken. A scam involves premeditation.

This was a crime of opportunity - I should say - alleged crime of opportunity.

Since you have shown sympathy for the other person in this incident, I wish you would reconsider being an arbitrator.

Everyone would like to hear an unbiased version of his side of the story.

And if you arbitrated a solution you would become an official Hero of BAexpats for time immemorial.

 

[nikad]

As a side note: We all read posts over here about locals scamming expats, etc. This might help catch expats off guard...
Some locals scam expats, and some expats scam expats. Be careful.

 

[nlaruccia]

Even if it was a premeditated crime or not, it doesn't excuse anyone from keeping money rightfully belonging to someone else.

 

[Rich One]

Serafina, your point that this is NOT a scam is well taken. A scam involves premeditation.

This was a crime of opportunity - I should say - alleged crime of opportunity.

Since you have shown sympathy for the other person in this incident, I wish you would reconsider being an arbitrator.

Everyone would like to hear an unbiased version of his side of the story.

And if you arbitrated a solution you would become an official Hero of BAexpats for time immemorial.

Don't understand why Sarafina on an emotional hunch without solid previuos info of the background decides to act on behalf of the alleged culprit . I wait for the final outcomet . Only one person damaged Joe , out of the money, storing some crap, and stressed out by the probabilty of a loss $$. Plus the waste of time .

 

[scotttswan]

As a side note: We all read posts over here about locals scamming expats, etc. This might help catch expats off guard...
Some locals scam expats, and some expats scam expats. Be careful.

Argentina can also attract a certain type of "expat", look at that guy who opened up the call centre and then didn't pay his staff before fucking off to Chile to do the same again.

Was he the same one wanted on felony charges in the US for fraud? I can never keep track of all the crazies

 

[French jurist]

Some scam artists are quite "fascinating"

Like the French Christophe Rocancourt

Or the Italian Raffello Follieri

 

[scotttswan]

Some scam artists are quite "fascinating"

Like the French Christophe Rocancourt

Or the Italian Raffello Follieri

I like Remi Gaillards frauds more... They're good fun

 

[garryl]

I got scammed by at least 2 American expats in my last 5 years here in BA. Both times, the scam caught me unawares after I had known them for a few months or more. It was kind of shocking! Both "seemed" well to do guys, but seemed desperate for money which did not belong to them. Maybe the "well to do" thing, was just a facade.

Since then, have (hopefully) become much wiser especially when dealing with fellow expats.

So couldn't agree more, to the quoted text!

I have carried thousands for someone I just have known for a few times, she sold her apartment here, each time I left I took a few k for her. Sometimes I spent her dollars here, and paid her back after I went back to us. I have also asked other Americans to bring dollars here, always a few k, never had any problem. You have to make sure the American is really well to do, and not desperate for money.

 

[Ceviche]

An Australian girl stole my heart two years ago, does that count?

That way if I start counting - I don't know how many girls have stolen my heart many times over since I was born!

 

[ghost]

They keep stealing my virginity. That's so painful.