Stories that restore your faith in humanity

There's nothing worse than when someone pulls one over on you. Your gut reaction is to get revenge. You start plotting all of the maniacal and twisted ways you're going to screw the person over. You rarely go through with it, but sometimes, thinking about getting back at them is cathartic enough.

But in the case of being scammed online, finding that relief through fantasized revenge is difficult, because they usually disappear without a trace, and any chance of getting back at them is pretty much gone. But this woman didn't settle for getting her money stolen, nor did she search for revenge.

62-year-old Maria Grette was looking for love online and was excited when she started chatting with who she thought was a 58-year-old Danish man.

Maria, a painter and arts therapist, soon learned however that the person she was chatting with was a 24-year-old Nigerian scammer. She was quick to believe his lies initially, as she was divorced and looking for companionship...
62-Year-Old Woman Flew To Nigeria To Meet The Man Who Scammed Her
 
That's nuts! But I'm glad it turned out ok.