Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia

I loan someone I was dating a total of 739.99. 539 was a money gram because they claim to had been in a car accident out of state and need to get there car repaired. 189.00 was for his plane ticket because he told me his family disown him and he need a way back to the state of Virginia from GA. He verbally told me he would pay me back when he return on Sat 2/25/11, and also thur text message he ask for my bank account number to just depoist the money, No depoist was ever made, I even have the text messages where he stated he had deposited the money and had the receipt for it. False information. I had to close my bank account and everything in fear that He would steall ever penny I have. On Sat 2/25/11 After waiting all day for him to call or text me I called and he gave me the run around. He seem as if he was running a scam. He finally told me his name was something else, not what he had told me while or when we first started dating, lied about his birthday, year. He is 48 years old and told me he was 38, also told me he was not a US citzen, and He needed to move in with me because he was homeless, his family had disown him after hearing everything i figured out he was just a con man. I need help all I have are text messages and a verball contact. I'm a single parent of 2 kids. I dont give away money. I thought I was helping someone I was dating but I got con. Please help. Do I have a case in small claims court? Because it was a con or what is there for me to do so that he does not do this to anyone else?

Asked on 3/03/11, 6:42 am

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Yes, you would appear to most certainly have a viable claim against

this con man in small claims court. But, first you'll have

to get him properly served with the lawsuit papers.

Answered on 3/03/11, 7:07 am

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