Right now, I'm so upset, so i'll do my best to put this together sensibly. I do really need your opinions and thoughts on this. I know it is long and drawn out: but, please read all the details so you can best advise me.
I was introduced to this guy by my two friends. He turned out to be very sweet. He told me that he had a severe disease, and that he was going to China for some special procedures. He said that the disease was life threatening, and that it attacked his memory making it difficult to rmember things at times. This all seemed believable, as i've had alot of experience with the sick since I've cared for many types of people. Not to mention, I'm good hearted and want to give people the benefit of the doubt.
I felt bad for him, and i wanted to help. I also felt bad for him going to a strange country and not being able to speak the language. I built a brand new computer for him as a gift to take so he'd have lines of communication with us here at home. I sacrificed money and time to give him what i wanted--a custom built, top-of-the-line machine, and I'm using a thirdhand machine. That I did not mind since I love doing nice things for people. I felt wonderful doing that. Here is where it goes wrong.
1. Since i suffer from a visual impairment, I am more in tuned to my hearing. You'd never know I was visually impaired since I do not draw much attention to that. anyway, I could pick up on sound cues that let me know he really did not go to China. Here is what i noticed.
a. I heard the phone click such as when changing channels on a cordless phone. I brought that to his attention lightly by letting him know that cell phones do not make that sound. He said that he had hit a record button on the cell phone he had--the one he was using overseas. Something told me not to doubt my instincts: but, I wanted to still give him the benefit of the doubt just to see how far this would go.
B. I heard the fan still running in the background--the same one i'd hear when he was calling from home.
C. He called from another cell phone that was his friends. i had recognized the voice from before. I brought that up to his attention saying, "that cell phone you called me from. It was the wife's of that Irish friend of yours. I recognize the voice." "They were over here," he said. I played along and said, "That explains why the phone was a piece of crap." He went on a trip with that friend. The phone was so bad that he could not even stand inside the log cabbin with it. He had to step outside to get a signal. Yet, he said that that was the cheap model of a sattlelight phone he was using in China. BS BS BS!!!!!!
D. This puts the icing on the cake. He forgot to block his number. the incoming call came up on my phone--Dave Phillips. That was the last incoming call.
I NOW KNOW HE IS LYING!!!!!!!!
Now, after reading the story here, i have this question;
Is there a way he could bill a call collect to his number from across the world so that number will come up on my caller ID? I ask this because I feel he will use this as an excuse or some kind of ploy to cover his tracks. and, I need to ask somthing else. Is there a way he could tie a phone number to an overseas phone so it will only be charged the same rate as his phoneline? He said he was going to do that however, I do not think that is even possible. I may be wrong: however, I did check into that with my cell phone, and the company told me that was not possible. I hav an overseas plan on my cell phone that will allow me to talk at a discounted rate: however, I do not believe I can talk at a flat rate by tying it to my phoneline. I expressed that to him, and he said that was something the land line company such as Verizon could do. It could not be done through the cell phone company. Tell me why I feel this is a load of BS.
Pardon my ignorance on this one. I'm not so experienced with phones. I know more about computers. Any light you could shed would be helpful. After all, he was wicked enough to take me on an emotional roller coaster when i suffer from tons of chronic illness, have had four friends die last November, have nursed a friend who is suffering from liver failure, and yes, am dealing with the stresses of keeping my company afloat. Not to mention, he got a squeaky new computer out of the deal. I hope he feels great. PSYKE!
I was introduced to this guy by my two friends. He turned out to be very sweet. He told me that he had a severe disease, and that he was going to China for some special procedures. He said that the disease was life threatening, and that it attacked his memory making it difficult to rmember things at times. This all seemed believable, as i've had alot of experience with the sick since I've cared for many types of people. Not to mention, I'm good hearted and want to give people the benefit of the doubt.
I felt bad for him, and i wanted to help. I also felt bad for him going to a strange country and not being able to speak the language. I built a brand new computer for him as a gift to take so he'd have lines of communication with us here at home. I sacrificed money and time to give him what i wanted--a custom built, top-of-the-line machine, and I'm using a thirdhand machine. That I did not mind since I love doing nice things for people. I felt wonderful doing that. Here is where it goes wrong.
1. Since i suffer from a visual impairment, I am more in tuned to my hearing. You'd never know I was visually impaired since I do not draw much attention to that. anyway, I could pick up on sound cues that let me know he really did not go to China. Here is what i noticed.
a. I heard the phone click such as when changing channels on a cordless phone. I brought that to his attention lightly by letting him know that cell phones do not make that sound. He said that he had hit a record button on the cell phone he had--the one he was using overseas. Something told me not to doubt my instincts: but, I wanted to still give him the benefit of the doubt just to see how far this would go.
B. I heard the fan still running in the background--the same one i'd hear when he was calling from home.
C. He called from another cell phone that was his friends. i had recognized the voice from before. I brought that up to his attention saying, "that cell phone you called me from. It was the wife's of that Irish friend of yours. I recognize the voice." "They were over here," he said. I played along and said, "That explains why the phone was a piece of crap." He went on a trip with that friend. The phone was so bad that he could not even stand inside the log cabbin with it. He had to step outside to get a signal. Yet, he said that that was the cheap model of a sattlelight phone he was using in China. BS BS BS!!!!!!
D. This puts the icing on the cake. He forgot to block his number. the incoming call came up on my phone--Dave Phillips. That was the last incoming call.
I NOW KNOW HE IS LYING!!!!!!!!
Now, after reading the story here, i have this question;
Is there a way he could bill a call collect to his number from across the world so that number will come up on my caller ID? I ask this because I feel he will use this as an excuse or some kind of ploy to cover his tracks. and, I need to ask somthing else. Is there a way he could tie a phone number to an overseas phone so it will only be charged the same rate as his phoneline? He said he was going to do that however, I do not think that is even possible. I may be wrong: however, I did check into that with my cell phone, and the company told me that was not possible. I hav an overseas plan on my cell phone that will allow me to talk at a discounted rate: however, I do not believe I can talk at a flat rate by tying it to my phoneline. I expressed that to him, and he said that was something the land line company such as Verizon could do. It could not be done through the cell phone company. Tell me why I feel this is a load of BS.
Pardon my ignorance on this one. I'm not so experienced with phones. I know more about computers. Any light you could shed would be helpful. After all, he was wicked enough to take me on an emotional roller coaster when i suffer from tons of chronic illness, have had four friends die last November, have nursed a friend who is suffering from liver failure, and yes, am dealing with the stresses of keeping my company afloat. Not to mention, he got a squeaky new computer out of the deal. I hope he feels great. PSYKE!
