Returning to the topic in hand ... you've had a nasty experience. And whether or not you WERE, in fact, the victim of a scam - as others before you, unfortunately have been - it's even less pleasant to discover that someone you'd grown to care for (as deeply as is possible with an online, long-distance relationship) has "let you down" by betraying your trust.
Sadly, the chances of this sort of thing happening are ever-present... and it can all too easily happen to any one of us. Luckily "alarm bells" sounded at the right moment and you were able to extricate yourself from the situation. Well done, George!
