I’m watching this and am filled with judgment and think they are all stupid. And obviously very vulnerable, less judgementally.
But the Annemarie ex-lawyer woman who needed money for school fees for her special needs daughter… Firstly, in what world does “you give me £5k now, and I’ll pay the school fees for you once this invoice is paid” make any sense at all? And also…dude, you have £40k in Expensive jewellery sitting there and have been able to raise a few grand to give to this f*ckwit, if it was that important to you, why would you not just sell the jewellery in The first place which would have kept the kid in school for a few more terms? I mean, which has more value, a Cartier watch or your special needs daughter? So much privilege. Also, go and get a job, you were a litigation lawyer, you’re telling me you can’t get a job that will allow you to meet your expenses?
/end rant. Zero sympathy for the mother, much sympathy for the daughter.
*disclaimer. I am an autistic asexual person so literally have no understanding of why someone might ignore warning signs for lurvvve