Posted on 02/09/2010 11:36:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
A local woman's relationship started with love letters, fancy restaurants and lavish trips, but ended up in court where the man she thought she loved faces criminal charges.
Marietta Egan claims the man of her dreams promised to invest her money, but ended up romancing her with it. She says she lost her retirement nest egg. And, now she's speaking out to help save other women from the same kind of heartache.
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"There was major, roses constantly, gifts, perfume, getaways," said Egen.
Egen took years off from dating after her husband died to raise her son and met Lukens when she decided to give online dating a try. Her best friend, Khadra Eljazi, says she told Egen she wasn't so sure about Lukens but she didn't listen.
"When somebody is in love, there's really not that much that you can say to them that would break anything up," said Eljazi.
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"He would put his hands on his face, sitting in his living room, crying saying, 'Oh my God, it causes me so much pain to know that you are with this investment firm, and you lost tons and tons of money, God, I wish I was there for you years ago,'" said Egen.
Egen says he talked her into letting him invest her inheritance -- nearly a quarter of a million dollars -- and sent her monthly dividend checks. They continued dating but
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"He goes, that's all gone too," said Egen. "I did actually fall to the floor. Screaming, out of control, I couldn't believe it...
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"He is probably, million times better than Bernie Madoff," said Egen. "He is a perfect con man."
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The “alleged” conman’s lawyer looks like he is 12 years old.
Take him out back and shoot him!
He could only get a lawyer with a Fisher Price law degree.
A fella around here has become VERY, VERY wealthy doing that. He was so good at it, he’s still not in prison and is a big financial wheel in this area.
One of the oldest scams in the game.
He got her money and got laid too.
The secret to this scam is to be far away when the bills come due. He is certainly not the perfect con man or he would have been long gone before the money ran out working on the next vulberable sucker.
People: Think: placing your future in the hands of someone you meet on the internet? Without looking into their background?
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