Has an online love interest asked you for money?

Mine said he was a civil engineer. Took about two months to finally get me to feel comfortable. I told him I was a widow. He told me he was also a widower. Lost his wife two years prior to childbirth, they both died. He was left with two young children five, and seven. Professed his love to me, marriage, be the mother to his two children. He has pictures of himself and his two kids on his social media pages. I asked who takes care of the kids while you’re working, he says a nanny. Whenever I talk to him in the evening, I never heard the kids running around and playing. He always told me the kids are in their rooms play with their toys. That should’ve been a tip off to me right there. Then he Told me his Company got a bid for a big job. Said he paid for all the materials, set up the cargo plane information for shipping to Istanbul Turkey. The morning after he flew there, said that he had to take 50,000 to the airport so that the goods could be taken to the company. He called me that night told me he was heartbroken because with new Turkish laws he needed $18,000 tax fees more because he wasn’t a resident. He said that they would except $7000 to put a hold & secure the shipment. If not & if he didn’t pay in four days he would lose everything. He said he had a friend that he had done business with in the past that he was trying to contact & borrow the money from. Told me he got back to him and could only lend him $3000. He said that all he had with him was $2000. Then he asked is there anyway that I could send him $2000 and that he would pay it right back to me and that I could trust him. And I asked him right up front when he first started talking to me that I thought he was a scammer, we joked about it and got through it. I told him no I don’t have the money and he asked me why? (I told him when I met you I told you I didn’t have any money & if you’re trying to scam me you can stop contacting me). Then he asked me did I have any credit card and I said yeah and it’s almost maxed out ( I lies), he asked me by how much. I didn’t tell him and I asked him didn’t you bring any credit cards with you, he said no I didn’t and I feel so stupid about it. He said he would call me back in the morning when he figures things out. And then asked that I have anybody that I could borrow it from, and then he would promise to pay me back. First of all I’m not lending anybody any money, I don’t even lend family members money. Then I decided to go on this site and look at some of the comments and I am so glad that I didn’t fall for this. But the sad thing about it is I did fall for him. So people be aware !

Thanks Bridget Small. I am new to this blog. I have recently sent $2800.00 to one individual to help another individual, both located in South Africa. The wire transfer was from one US bank to another US bank. Should I report this to both US banks. I have learned new information about these individuals that doesn’t add up and I believed I have been scammed. Please advise.