friendship

@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
February 23, 2008 9:41am CST
what would you do if you suddenly discovered that you have been scammed by a friend you consider very close especially if the person in question is someone youtell just about everything about you?
12 responses
• Canada
23 Feb 08
This actually happened to me. I was so incredibly upset! I do not want to post the exact details of what happened here but escentially I had a friend who did me a huge wrong and I told this other friend about it, every detail I could remember. She then proceeded to, well, sleep with the friend who had wronged me and she also set him up with another friend. When I found out she had set them up I accused her of not caring about me at all. Her words were "well, I wouldn't say that I don't care about you, exactly". I told her that I did not need friends like her in my life and to please never talk to me again. She spent months trying to be my friend but the wrong she had done me was too great and hurt too much for me to ever forgive her. We are no longer friends.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
i think its good to try and forgive your friend i learnt that the best gift you can ever offer is the gift of forgiveness.its hard sometimes to let go but until you let go you cannot move.you know sometimes unforgiveness brings us to a point of sickness
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
26 Feb 08
you will do youself a world of good to try as much as possible to let go and move on with your life if they want to be your friend again you can set your boundaries then they know you are not to be taken for a ride
• Canada
24 Feb 08
I am trying to forgive myself first, for putting myself in such a situation that my friends would screw me over like that. Perhaps then I can try to forgve them all. But I really do not think we can ever be friends again.
@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
23 Feb 08
It depends on how severe it is. Is the scam something severe id let him have a nice long chat with the authorities and my lawyer, otherwise id probably not be his friend anymore.
@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
24 Feb 08
IF that would happen id say to him that ill met his a** in court.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
26 Feb 08
i have often heard that nobody ever becomes friends again after coming from court because someone has to loose and you knpw its either jail or damages claim
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
yes its a bad one that has to do with stealing a credit card and the bank card and completely emptying the account what will you do in that case?
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@Darkwing (21583)
23 Feb 08
I guess it would depend on what the scam was and how serious the outcome. I'd certainly confront them with it and ask the reason why they'd done it. Then, depending on their reason and the seriousness of the scam, I would probably walk away from them, and never tell them another thing about my personal life. Brightest Blessings.
@Darkwing (21583)
25 Feb 08
That's quite a simple one. I would encourage my friend who'd been robbed to report the incident to the police, or fraud squad, whatever you have out there. Then, I would go to the friend who had used his credit card and tell him in no uncertain terms what I thought of him, and furthermore, I would tell him to go take a hike!!!
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
the case i was trying to refer to in this post was a friend who actually used another friend"s credit card defrauding him of all the money in his account.what do you think one can do about that?
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
26 Feb 08
you would have done some form of harm to the one who was defrauded.dont you think if the guy takes a beat and runs the other guy will never forgive you?
@fec139 (810)
• United States
25 Feb 08
you can't do anything about the past and un-tell what you have already told, so cut your losses, and move on. We all get betrayed by someone we thought we could trust. We dust ourselves off, get more cautious, and move on.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
26 Feb 08
i agree with you entirely wejust have to move on i will never let any dissappoitment hold me i will only learn a lesson from it however bitter it may be,thanks
• Philippines
25 Feb 08
That already happened to me and it really hurts.At first,I wanted to keep my friendship with him but when I heard that he doesn't want to be friends with me anymore,I just sank in sadness.I eventually hated him to the point that I wanted to kill him but I guess the best thing to do is to forget everything that happened between the two of us including our so-called friendship after what he did to me.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
26 Feb 08
i can understand the way you feel but one thing i always do is to make sure that i empty my pain and anger for the person then i make up my mind to move on no matter what
@florena2 (70)
• Romania
24 Feb 08
That "friend" is a bad friend. I`m not agree with this type of comportment. Shame for him.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
its really a shame and its unfortunate that some one thats supposed to be trusted can do such but i guess such is life
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
23 Feb 08
I would be so mad and hurt and would end the friendship quick. I have been done that way several times in my life and when I try a new friendship, I tell them about it and I also tell them I won't take it anymore.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
its nice to tell people about your past experiences but i think there are things that should be reserved at least for when the new friendship has grown so that people will not think of you as someone to be pitied
• United States
23 Feb 08
I most certainly would not be friends with them any more. Thats the easiest way to say it. Its happened to me before and I can forgive to a certain point but if it is something serious and major they would definitely lose my respect and friendship.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Feb 08
it can be painful when it happens ,i definitely cant trust such a person again no matter how hard i try but will still be on talking terms but never allow visits again
• United States
25 Feb 08
If you are scammed by a friend who you trusted with your most confidential information, I would suggest confronting them with your concerns, without being bitter, explain your disappointment and that in the future you will know better then confide in them. You can add that you forgive them and only wish them the best. At this point you can move on and remove yourself as a friend or be very close mouth around them. When you forgive someone you can release the anger or hostility that wells inside and it is healthier emotionally and physically. Plus you set an example of what love is. Good Luck
• Japan
23 Feb 08
of course, i'll get upset but i will not say anything to her/him, i'll let karma comes after her, am sure; she did it to me, so, somebody will do the same thing to her/him, then he/she will know then how i felt. i will not befriend her anymore cuz she/he is not a friend, anyway.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Feb 08
the law of karma does work and i believe that what you do to others have a way of coming back to you on the long run.i agree with you and i will also avoid such a person
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
23 Feb 08
I'd be hurt and mad and would not be very close to them anymore at all! I am leary of trusting people in this first place, so something like this would most definitely damage this friendship.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
24 Feb 08
yes very form of dishonesty destroys friendship and i believe that things can never be the same again
@zooble (8)
• Singapore
23 Feb 08
Since it is a very close friend, and being a person who cares much about friendship, i will probably work things out instead of just ending our friendship rashly. He/She probably have a reason for scamming you. After reasoning out i can forgive this close friend if he/she is sorry for what every they did and still treasures our friendship. But if they are not sorry for their actions nor treasure our friendship, i guess its not worth being friends with them.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Feb 08
well sometimes some friends are better allowed to go after some bad experiences cos it may happen that you find it difficult to trust them a gain and no friendship without a form of trust