Romance Scam Story - $300.0 Lost

A reddit report about a romance scam that cost someone $300.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Hello, My girlfriend was at home today and was approached by a tree salesman claiming that he worked for the National Trust and was selling trees off cheaply on their behalf. She decided to go ahead and buy one, however when I got home I quickly realised that she had been tricked into paying £300 for a crappy tree. I proceeded to call the number back + my partner did and the man said that he'd come back tomorrow to discuss the tree tomorrow. I called again later, but to no avail and ended up calling another 9 times (at separate times throughout the time), however there was no response and he never picked up the phone, despite me ringing from 3 different numbers. Realising that this was probably a scam and that he wasnt coming back tomorrow, I called my bank and explained the situation. They've now locked his bank account and are reviewing it. Hes now sent me a voice message saying he wants to come back tomorrow to get the tree but cant as his cards are locked so he cant buy fuel. I'm really quite worried as he knows our address + that my gf is sometimes home alone when I'm at work. I checked his supposed family company and there's tons of reviews from people saying hes scammed them. What should I do? Pls help, am rly worried that he will come back when I'm out of the house and my girlfriend is home alone.

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