This one really annoyed me, because it's like if you were going to do something so stupid, why not just give ME the Bitcoin? I could hold it for you, and charge you a nominal fee to make sure it stays safe. Nope, they basically threw it out the window.
This part here took me tf out!!!!πππ. I can almost feel you boiling up.ππ
I always find it interesting seeing peopl fall for these romance scams, because how tf do you want to explain that it didn't cross your mind you were getting catfished? Like please, use that one brain cell if it's the only thing you got!
But at the same time, I am the same person who about 3 years ago, lost almost everything I got to a ponzi scheme. Lol. Even though in my case I knew what I was doing, I also understand that some people might be new to all of this. But god damn, how can you be new to romance scams in this day and age?
Anyways, I wouldn't entirely blame them because people who engage in these romance scams from my part of the world, I hear, use black magic. So you could be the most sane person on earth and still liquidate your life savings for them. I'm not usually someone that believes in that type of stuff, but it makes a lot of sense considering how many people continuosly fell for it regardless of how widespread it's become, and how much education there is out there on the topic. For fuck sake, use the internet. It's baffling how someone can be smart enough to buy Bitcoin, but not to discern that they're in a scam.
Very sorry that this happened to people close to you, man.