Of course he's genuine, who could doubt it.

[margaret*e]

I've heard a few of these stories, mostly women, but a few men too.

How can you be deeply in love with someone you've never met.

How gullible/stupid can some people be, sending money to a stranger.

   http://metro.co.uk/2015/03/01/woman-defends-sending-900000-to-african-lover-she-never-met-5084321/

[Anonymous]

Hello

Some will do anything for loveor to be loved  it seems !!!

[bankhaunter]

Definition of delusion.

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder:

[tommy.irene]

....Its really me she,s texting and sending money too.

[electric*mayhem*band]

 ‘I have questioned several times whether or not this is a scam'.

The fact that he was in Africa should have rang bells.

 

[bill-xxx]

And she still believes he's genuine!! 

[lhasa.two]

Very sad that she's so self delusional even now that he's been exposed as the low life scammer that he is.

[papko]

Its sad in a way , but people are meant to be parted from their money , its the way the world works 

 If these Africans , (one mans scammer is anothers entrepreneur ) 

 They must know that there ar epeople with decent sums of money , that are vulnerable due to loneliness , boredom , etc , then they set out to Trap them and get that money off them

 Same way a Fisherman , baits a hook for a fish , same way  a heroin addict will befriend a vulnerable person , and try and beg , borrow (and not pay back , Steal etc 

 Same way some old folk with a few quid , may find they have a good many "relatives ", when its time to pop their clogs .

 Indeed that must be a growth indusrty in Britain with so many old folk "property rich " and so many young folk . practically poltess (in property terms ) , it must be very tempting to pop round to old Auntie MArgo , with a bunch of flowers and offer to wash her windows etc

 I am just pointing out that people with "money " are relative , and what is a fortune for a Heroin addict in Dundee , ( £200 ) , and well worth going through some contortions to swindle it from a £300 a week DLA claimant , "vulnerable person " 

[5129frederick]

Cynic! 

[papko]

 The whole thread is cynical in my opinion 

 the very title 

  "Re: Of course he's genuine, who could doubt it."

We dont know the background of the people involved , but I do have an aquaintance , a widowed woman of 65 , who had worked hard a s a cleaner all her life , she also worked as a cleaner housekeepr to a retuired farmer , when the farmer died (in his 90's )

 he did leave in his will 50k to his cleaner , (incidentally his son was outraged and contested this , yet the judge upheld it ) 

 And this women who had worked her entire life on laow pay , suddenly had 50k !

 it did seem to go to her head slighlty 

 first of all she got Gypsys in to monoblock her drive , and that was a disaster and 5 k down 

 then she bought a sports car type car , (second hand must have been 10k ) and after a few months the engine blew as she never checked the oil , so that got written off 

 And finally she met through a cold call a chap in India , who promised vast riches for  a share in a Gold mine in PAkistan , after sending the rest of the 35k by Western Union , the mine flooded next day  , and no one ever heard of the money again

 I actually helped her move from her house , as she was evicted a few months later , and she moved into a spare room at her daughters

 All the baillifs were there and it was sad to see her leave 905 of what she had by the side of the road as she had no room for it .

 I just loaded what she had in my van and drove her the 12 miles to her daughters (did not charge her )

 She said she "was glad to see the back of it , an dit was nothing but bad luck "

 worth remembering their are two sides to every story , some on here would prefer her to keep the 50k and  just buy a big telly to watch all day whilst eating crisps

 but there is more than one way to live your life . 

[5129frederick]

Sobering thought: I knew somebody who inherited a similar sum of money - it took five years to get it through being betrayed by a joint-executor who treated him with contempt were a threat of legal action was required to get this other person to get a move on.  Sick and tired of empty words and broken promises, he could have got a lot more had he stuck to his guns, but in the end was so fed up with this other person he setttled for a lot less.  Rather than rejoice, this person who was by now up to his eyes in debt with Barclaycard, loans and other credit companies while trying to keep his head above water decided to pay off everything and start afresh.  The money went nowhere and was gone within two years.  It didn't bring him any joy either, and in the end he had a nervous breakdown while at the same time somehow managing to keep down a job.  Yes, I am aware of the fact that some people are not meant to have money, but they find happiness in other ways.  This person found inner peace after he sough solace from the church, contentment in his family and soon found out who his true friends were.

Can you join up the dots?  I know - because you see, that person was me..