Don’t feel bad I had a similar guy… only I called him out on it… if some guy tells you he “loves” you!!! that ids the first biggest flag ! as much as we may want it… no one can love anyone until you have met face to face… and red flag # 2 “send me money” !!! I’m glad you didn’t buit I’m sorry you had to go thu that.. he is scum and not worthy of a fine person like you keep going girl the right one will find you… be perticular and be sceptical until they prove to you they are genuine… make em come visit your State! good luck. The Bird

So sorry to hear about your emotional rollercoaster ride recently. Once caught out scammers will always try the “but I love you, you broke my heart” blah blah blah rubbish to try to reel you back in and sometimes it does work. I get emails from people who KNOW they are dealing with a scammer but reach out to me in the desperate hope I will say they are not a scammer.

It’s such a shame he caught you at a vulnerable time in your life, confidence wise but at least the damage was only emotional and broken hearts do heal in time.

Anyone can get duped that easily, many say they can’t but I assure you they can when dealing with a professional con artist. This is what you have to remember, you were not dealing with a some poor kid on a 20 year old computer in a mud hut but with a professional scam artist, probably belonging to a scam ring of like minded thieves and conmen. The professionals are slick, clever and good at what they do. How else could they be everything you have ever wanted in a man … but also be everything someone else wanted in a woman or man.

Don’t beat yourself up, just google love scams or romance scams and see how many intelligent professional people get duped by these swines. Time to learn lessons and move on.

Big hugs.

I did check out the email address provided before allowing the comment, as it was listed as a scammers email address. However I have removed the comments as the person reporting it didn’t come back with any further details to back up the claim.

No there is no such thing as BTA for the UK. I assume you are her sponsor? If so you have to show documents showing you are able to financially support her on her trip to England but you do this during the visa application process. Basically they won’t give her a visa if they don’t think her trip can be sufficiently funded …. again, there is no such thing as BTA.

BTA used to be used in poorer countries to control the amount of currency taken out of that country … it was an allowance like a cigarette or alcohol allowance (hence it’s name Basic Travel Allowance) but countries stopped using it about 40 years ago.

What country is this woman coming from? If you want any further help you can use the contact button at the top of the blog and we can delve a bit further and see if your young lady is genuine.

I went to have a look at the site and enjoyed giggling at the donation button for an expensive service. It’s also strange that the address is in London but the telephone number is in Austria …. perhaps one to avoid.