Luigi, a fool I am

Submitted by anonymus (United Kingdom), Oct 8, 2008 at 20:02

Hi Luigi,

I appreciate your advice and all what you said I have listened to and I have listened to the advice of Hisham and made my decision to stop all contact with this scammer.

At the beginning when I met him I thought it was just a holiday romance and that I would forget it when I arrived home. That was my plan, I was not aware of how these men operate in these resort area's, I was naive and thought he was a really nice guy! ok younger but I had a nice time with him. When he began to call and text me I was cautious but enjoying the attention. He called so much and because I wasn't aware of these scams I carried on talking and texting and it went on until he said he would like to see me again.

This is how it went and then I began to see him on msn, I eventually went back to see him and I was then starting to get involved, his sweet words etc. I wished I had known about this site before I went to Egypt then I would of been prepared for the way they are and stayed clear. If ever I go to Egypt/Turkey or any arabic country again I will so be prepared and run a mile! It was so kind of you to give me your advice and I know now you are right, I am a fool but you live and learn, I wont make the same mistake. They do go to great lengths though all that time and effort! what a life! Like you said before its a buisness. Now i will concentrate on my life here because i have neglected things as my time and thoughts were with him. Not any more. thanks again Luigi

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