Met guy on holiday

[Shirl2022]

went on holiday to turkey with my friend wasnt looking for anyone the unexpected happened a met a turkish guy we both hit it off
when i came back he called every night after he finished work ,one night he asked if i could buy him mobile phone as his is no good and send to him ,which he has a smashed screen he said he would pay me back every month as he can not afford to buy out right he also says he has to get a visa to come over as the plan was for him to come and visit me but he says its hard for him to come over because of the visa situation i would have to send invitation for him
i am quite confused whats going on so i ended conversation said i need time tothink i have no idea about turkish men we also chatted about me going to istanbul at christmas to meet up by myself i am not comfortable going by myself i would go with a friend if that was the case any help on this matter would be great

Umm... it sounds like he's after you for your money, a visa or both...

Have you seen 90 day fiancé ? These men literally prey on English women to get residency !!

Don't know if this is a wind up but if not.

Do not go anywhere, block his number.

After a visa and your money

This is a classic two-way exploitative relationship. Is he younger, quite good looking by chance?

It’s a big fat no from me. The money/power imbalance is very clear.

Be very cautious and do not pay for anything else.

Shift your focus to something or someone else and move on. Sounds like you're both on completely different pages in terms of what you want out of this contact with each other

Seriously??

Block him and move on.

i am confused he seem so nice as well
so i am defo wary about this i really do not know what to say to him

It's a common "thing" in Turkey. It's a scam

Of course he seems nice, he's after a new phone for starters

'I really do not know what to say to him'

Don't say anything, block him and move on.

Oh dear. Scam. Block.

Say nothing. Block him. He's scamming you. End of story.

Easy.

"Fuck off mate 😂"

Block and delete

Well done for trusting your instincts and cutting things off now. This sounds like a textbook example of a 'holiday romance' scam. I would block him on everything and run (virtually) like the hills.

Sigh. Run like the *wind.

Do you really think he will pay you back for the phone? Why doesn’t he ask someone he has known for years to lend him the money? As for the visa, well…alarm bells going off.

It is a scam but would be interesting to ask what sort of phone he is after, my guess it would be the latest iPhone (or whatever the most expensive phone is currently), it’s a good test (not that you need a test really)

yeah i know i"m just too nice to say that

knew it was too good to be true

he said it wasnt easy for him to come here cos of visa situation

he is younger but ok looking
was just a instant attraction

Block. Him.

What visa situation?

"he is younger"... how much younger?

You’ve known him 2 seconds and he’s asking you to buy him a mobile phone lol. No he’s just trying to exploit you. He wants your money and a visa

Instant attraction for you. Pound signs in his eyes.