And that’s the end of the game. He will take her money, which has been wired to his bank account, and leave her with a hole in her heart and a story of heartbreak and deceit.
I certainly don’t condone this type of activity…normally, I have no problem with con artists who prey on people’s inherent greed. This particular con game is heartless though. Even so, I can appreciate this one. A master manipulator, the con artist who chooses to engage in this game is certainly and definitively a real bastard.
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