For Gina

Submitted by Zella (United States), Jan 10, 2010 at 19:47

Gina, you are correct. There are users in every race, religion, culture, etc. However, remember that you are the one who loaned the woman the money. Why would you loan a woman money to go flying to another continent to visit a man she met on the internet?

Just woman-up, learn from the experience and move on. All you've lost is some money. The person to whom you loaned the money is going to lose her freedom and sense of self (if, indeed, she has a sense of self). Stay away from people you know nothing about. You can do bad by yourself.

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