When you meet someone for the first time, do you trust them
by default?
I like to think that I just assume the best of a stranger,
until they prove they aren’t worthy of my trust. But that can be dangerous in
some cases.
There were a couple of people who were partners in a
business and they were looking for office space to rent. They searched online
and found an ad for what looked like the perfect space. They met the owner
there and he showed them around. They paid him first and last month’s rent
using Venmo, and planned to sign the lease agreement the next day.
They got the keys and moved everything in. But they never
heard from the owner again. After a couple of days they still weren’t able to
reach him. Then the next day, the ACTUAL owner showed up, asking who they were
any why they had moved all their stuff in, since he was planning to lease the
space out soon.
The original fake owner was a disgruntled employee. He made
out with a few thousand dollars, handed over the keys, and disappeared. But
that whole scam hinged on trust.
My guest today is Tessi. She lives in Montana but was
traveling outside the US. She met a young man and she didn’t have any specific
reason to not trust him.
But he was not someone to be trusted.
Links to local articles:
https://www.usexpatcostarica.com/authorities-provide-assistance-to-tourist-who-was-raped-in-tortuguero/
https://www.usexpatcostarica.com/american-identified-suspect-of-rape-in-tortuguero/
https://qcostarica.com/court-imposes-six-months-of-preventive-detention-against-suspect-of-raping-a-american-tourist-in-tortuguero/
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