What is the best case of 'you just tried to scam the wrong person' that you've witnessed? As a gullible 30-year-old, I met a really cute man that seemed to like me. We started dating. His car broke down, and he asked to borrow $80. I loaned it to him, and he returned it about six weeks later. His mom had an emergency and he needed $400, and asked to borrow it until the next payday. I loaned it to him. Then I found out he had a live-in girlfriend and child. She came to my work and tried to beat me up for trying to steal her boyfriend. I broke up with him but tried to get my money back—that wasn't happening. He kept trying to get back with me, but I found a note that he had written about how much money I had in my checking account. He didn't realize it had fallen out of wherever he put it. So I decided to beat him at his own game. I asked him to meet me for lunch at a restaurant. I had stashed a dear friend of mine at another table within earshot and vision of what I was doing. I had handwritten a small loan agreement with interest that I told him I needed him to sign for me to rebuild trust. The sucker signed it, thinking it wasn't valid. My friend witnessed it and signed as a witness. I then took him to small claims court, asked for damages and court costs."
