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wiffleaxe  ·  4282 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble

I'm so sorry to hear about your father. It must be a terrible situation to find yourself in, made even more difficult because he may also be acting from a place of pain and grief.

The US Department of State has a page on identifying internet love scams as well as a resource guide for those who are victims of one. While the page is aimed at international financial scams, several of the resources appear to be available to victims of a domestic one as well, in case the penthouse model in Missouri is actually another widower in Florida.