I run a small provision store to support myself. It’s not much but it has been helping me pay my fees right from Level 100 to 400. Due to some family obligations, things haven’t exactly been easy for me but my life was peaceful. Unfortunately, I allowed some people into my life who have turned my peace into chaos.

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My story began when I met a man on Facebook. He told me he was a teacher in one of the secondary schools in Cape Coast. He said he liked me but something about him seemed off.

“A man your age should be married so where is your wife?” I asked him.

“You are right,” he responded, “a man like me should be married. And I used to be married but I am separated now. We are going through a divorce.”

I didn’t believe his story. So I did some digging. Guess what I found out? He lied. When he said he was separated, he meant he lives apart from his wife. That was all. They are still very much married.

“Even if I were to overlook the fact that you lied to me, I can’t date you. I don’t do married men,” I told him.

He understood my stand and backed away. He said he was sorry for lying to me. “Let me make it up to you,” he proposed.

I don’t what I was thinking. This man said he had a single friend who was looking for a wife. “You two will be perfect for each other,” he said.

Just this past March 30th, the guy contacted me. His name is Elvis. I thought things would be awkward considering how we met but it wasn’t at all. I enjoyed talking to him.

One thing I liked was how open he was. He told me everything about himself the very first day we spoke.

He told me about how much he earned at his job at GCB Bank. I am almost done with school so he said, “If you agree to my proposal I will marry you as soon as you finish school. I am ready. I have just been waiting to meet the right woman.”

He even showed me a video of some marriage items. According to him, he bought them when he was going to marry his ex but things didn’t work out. He assured me that if I didn’t like them, we could sell them and buy new ones.

I believed him.

As we continued to talk, he asked me to make a list of the things I lacked in my room. I was happy to hear this. Who doesn’t want a man who provides for their needs?

I eagerly told him, “All I need is a new mattress and some chairs.”

He promised he would buy them for me. He even said he would give me a monthly allowance starting from April 2nd. I truly thought I had found my helper and the man meant for me.

But it was all a lie.

He didn’t work at GCB. In fact, he was broke and drowning in loans. He couldn’t even afford food.

Before I knew the truth, he told me he was the son of a reverend minister and that he was expecting some big money soon. He then asked me to lend him GH¢1,500. “I will give it to you as soon as my money comes,” he assured me.

I gave him money meant for my rent. I even took MTN Quickloan for him. Then I borrowed more money from my cousin so he could fuel his car. Later, I also found out that the car wasn’t even his but his father’s.

I gave himGH¢3,000 in total. All he did was tell me stories when it was time for him to pay it back.

That was when I went looking for answers and found out that everything he told me about himself was a lie. There’s no big money anywhere. He doesn’t even have a job. He borrows money from his friends to eat.

I wish I knew this sooner. Now, I’m in trouble. The MTN loan is almost due. My cousin also wants his money back. And my landlady is on my neck for her rent. I can’t believe I messed up my life this badly over a man I met only a month ago.

This Elvis guy doesn’t call me anymore, and the married man who introduced him to me won’t answer my calls or reply to my messages either.

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The part that pains me most about all this is that he took my blender too. Can you believe it? He came to my house saying his friend borrowed his blender so he needs to use mine and return it. That was three weeks ago. Now, he is refusing to give it back.

I feel so foolish for falling for his lies. I can’t even sleep. I don’t know if he used some kind of juju on me or what. Honestly, I am not this trusting of men. But this time, I don’t know what came over me.

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I thought I was helping someone I was going to build a future with, you know. I know it was too soon but I believed he was genuine. Again, what was I thinking? I feel used.

I don’t want him to get away with it so easily. I need some helpful suggestions on how to get my money back. You can insult me if you want, but please take it easy. I’m going through a lot already. Lord knows I have learned my lessons the hard way.

—Maame Araba

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