Her Boyfriend Wants Her To Send Him $5,000 To Pay For His Child’s Surgery, And She Won’t Do It
When this thirty-two-year-old woman moved to a new city about three months ago, she immediately got a boyfriend. In fact, she and her boyfriend actually met right after she stepped off the plane and was walking through the airport.
She learned that he is a divorced single dad of two children, who are six and twelve years old. But, she has only ever seen pictures of them.
“I’ve never met them yet. He said it’s early for his kids to meet me; it’s for their mental health, and I respect that,” she said.
Despite that, though, she has been sending both of her boyfriend’s children expensive gifts every single weekend. Apparently, he “assured” her that he would eventually tell them where the presents actually came from. But, until then, she has been left coughing up cash for people she has never met.
On top of that, her boyfriend randomly ghosted her for an entire week and would not reply to any calls or texts. Then, he reached out with a pretty dramatic story.
He claimed that his child got injured and was in the hospital. She obviously felt bad for him and offered to visit, but he just suggested she send more gifts instead as a way to “cheer them up.”
Nonetheless, if that was not enough of a red flag already, her boyfriend later called her and said he was trying to come up with enough money for his child’s surgery. Then, he actually asked her to lend him the cash– which amounted to a whopping five thousand dollars.
“I have to say; I was caught off guard. But, he said he had no one else willing to help but me,” she recalled.
Still, she was not super eager to hand over the dough. After all, she worked really hard to build up her savings account and did not want to relinquish five grand all at once.
Tyler Olson – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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So, she told her boyfriend her concerns, and at first, he said it was fine that she did not feel comfortable. But then, he basically tried to emotionally manipulate her by saying his child was in dire need of help “under doctor’s recommendation.”
Plus, even though she felt super pressured and told her boyfriend that, he just kept promising that she would meet his kids right after the surgery. Thankfully, though, she eventually refused to hand over the money. However, this did not stop him from freaking out on her.
“He kept [going] on about how cruel I was and how little I care about his kids and him. I swore it was not like that, but he hung up on me saying he needed to get some fresh air,” she explained.
Nonetheless, her boyfriend still did not quit– because after the phone call, he started texting her photos of a young boy with an IV drip attached to their arm.
She broke down into tears after seeing the picture and attempted to call him back. But, he did not respond, and she has since decided to stand firm in her decision not to pay the supposed surgery bill.
Despite that, she still felt guilty about her choice and reached out to a friend for advice. And shockingly, her friend actually said she should give him the cash but get some sort of contract in place to ensure he gives her the money back.
So now, she has been left wondering if not listening to her friend would make her a jerk.
Do you think this sounds like some sort of scam? Would you send the money after only knowing someone for three months and never meeting their children? How would you proceed with this situation?
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