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Complaint 164913 Details

Larry Riddle (the name I was given) contact me through "people you may know" on fb on April 23, 2012. I did not answer the request until July 10,2012. We started chatting and soon thought that we had a lot in common. He preceeded to romance me. The relationship evolved from him loving, and cherishing me into his need for money. He supposedly had a contract to mine for jewels in Lagos, Nigeria. He sent me an itenerary for his travel to Lagos but no return trip. I asked him about that, why he would purchase a ticket one way, he said he will come back to states to be with me for 2 months in Tallahassee, Fl. He supposedly got to Lagos and discovered that his credit cards did not work there. He had cash that he paid for his hotel room but did not have money to eat with nor to catch a cab to the site that he was working at. He was desperate and needed my help.He stated that he would pay me back double what I sent him and interest. He said that the authorities would not allow him to leave the country with owing the employee that worked with him. He supposedly was going to be there only 2 to 3 weeks. This was back in September 12, 2012 when he recieved the contract and he left 9/12/12 for Lagos. By my birthday 9/14/12 he said he needed money for provisions. In an effort to help in his dilemna I informed him about a Power of Attorney so I could sent him some of his own money. I came tofind out that he did not want to do that. He supposedly had more that 2 million in the bank that him client had just given it to him because of the contract with a jeweler. Then he stated that another client was going to sent a check to my resident for him. He felt that he could trust me to hold the check for him til he returned. The check did not appear after 2 attempts. It escalated from there to the point he told me that i need to be helping get back to the states. His tone changed, his focus change. He wore me out asking and pleading, and begging for more money. I put an end to the relationship on Oct 4or 5th. I did not want to continue being exploited for more money.