Troy Guggenhauer

Hello, thank you for having me.

Hello, thank you for having me.

So my name is Troy Guggenhauer. I'm in Columbus, Ohio. I was living in New York City for 13 years, wanted to be in show business, moved back here in 2020. I now work at a data center. But before all of this began, Troy, he was actually an aspiring actor. When I was a kid, I wanted to be in the movies. I wanted to be a movie star, but when I went to New York, I was probably 35 years old.

So my name is Troy Guggenhauer. I'm in Columbus, Ohio. I was living in New York City for 13 years, wanted to be in show business, moved back here in 2020. I now work at a data center. But before all of this began, Troy, he was actually an aspiring actor. When I was a kid, I wanted to be in the movies. I wanted to be a movie star, but when I went to New York, I was probably 35 years old.

But I didn't want to go to my deathbed one day wishing that I'd done it. And it was quite a time living in New York City.

But I didn't want to go to my deathbed one day wishing that I'd done it. And it was quite a time living in New York City.

It did. The biggest thing was that I wasn't sure what I was going to do with my life. If I wasn't pursuing acting, I really didn't know what I would do. So having no money and being, I was in my 40s at that point. So that was pretty much the lowest point in my life when I was scammed.

It did. The biggest thing was that I wasn't sure what I was going to do with my life. If I wasn't pursuing acting, I really didn't know what I would do. So having no money and being, I was in my 40s at that point. So that was pretty much the lowest point in my life when I was scammed.

Yeah, I was starting my life over. So I had to find a job. And eventually I did. And then I thought, well, maybe I'll date. I don't really like online dating, but let me put my name in. Let me let me do some Facebook dating. It's free and whatever. What could go wrong with Facebook dating? So I signed up. And I got a message from a supposed girl who lived in Seattle.

Yeah, I was starting my life over. So I had to find a job. And eventually I did. And then I thought, well, maybe I'll date. I don't really like online dating, but let me put my name in. Let me let me do some Facebook dating. It's free and whatever. What could go wrong with Facebook dating? So I signed up. And I got a message from a supposed girl who lived in Seattle.

And we started chatting on a day-to-day basis about, oh, just about things. The weather. Did you eat today? What did you eat today? Where do you work? What do you do? Supposedly, this woman was successful. She was supposedly part Asian and part Ukrainian.

And we started chatting on a day-to-day basis about, oh, just about things. The weather. Did you eat today? What did you eat today? Where do you work? What do you do? Supposedly, this woman was successful. She was supposedly part Asian and part Ukrainian.

Yes, she did. And it was this beautiful woman. So I was pretty excited to get to talk to a woman like this.

Yes, she did. And it was this beautiful woman. So I was pretty excited to get to talk to a woman like this.

The photo was actually an influencer in Hong Kong. Later on, I spoke to that person after I was scammed, and so it wasn't, clearly was not them. Those photos were stolen.

The photo was actually an influencer in Hong Kong. Later on, I spoke to that person after I was scammed, and so it wasn't, clearly was not them. Those photos were stolen.

It felt great. I mean, it's always nice to be loved and admired for who you are. It always feels nice to get that text of, hey, thinking about you and how are you doing? Did you eat today? Yeah. It's nice to get that stuff. I think probably every one of us would love to get that. Romance scams are nothing new.

It felt great. I mean, it's always nice to be loved and admired for who you are. It always feels nice to get that text of, hey, thinking about you and how are you doing? Did you eat today? Yeah. It's nice to get that stuff. I think probably every one of us would love to get that. Romance scams are nothing new.

This is just a whole different version of a romance scam, and they really have it down to a science. Were you falling in love? I think I was falling in love with this person. It's kind of interesting how a lot of times we say things online, in social media or whatever, that we would probably never say with someone, we'd never say face to face.

This is just a whole different version of a romance scam, and they really have it down to a science. Were you falling in love? I think I was falling in love with this person. It's kind of interesting how a lot of times we say things online, in social media or whatever, that we would probably never say with someone, we'd never say face to face.