I came across this book on social media and bought it in hype because many people said it was good and the ending was surprising. Took me quite a while to finish as I was not regular. Indeed the ending was unexpected.
Hey, I don't know if this is the right subreddit to post this in, but I think this could serve as an awareness post.
A few days ago, I received a call from a stranger. He told me that he wanted the couple of lakhs he had sent to my bank account back, which surprised me because I had no idea about it until then. What was even more surprising was that he had sent the money nearly two years ago.
He explained that he had transferred the amount mistakenly to my bank account, and he didn’t know the account belonged to me. According to him, he had already sent more than 10 lakhs to a fraudster for foreign employment opportunities before sending money to my account.
At first, I assumed the caller himself was a scammer. I told him that it had been nearly two years and that I didn't know he had sent me that amount back then. He said that even if it was a long time ago, he wanted his money back as soon as possible; otherwise, he would file a lawsuit against me. He added that he knew I was innocent and that he only wanted his money back so we could settle the matter among ourselves. He also said that he only wanted to apply for an arrest warrant against the real fraudster.
To clear up my doubts, I went to my bank to get a statement from nearly two years ago. To my surprise, the amount had indeed been transferred to my account. I might have either been unaware of it at the time or mistaken it for money sent by my relative, since she occasionally sends me money.
Fast forward to today, the money has already been used, and I currently don’t have that amount to repay. I am now in a dilemma about whether I should repay him or not, because it has been more than a year and I unknowingly spent the money a long time ago. At the same time, I am also worried because he threatened to file a lawsuit or apply for an arrest warrant against me if I don't give his money back.
Right now, I’m trying to borrow money from my family and relatives.