A man says he got his close friend to sell a $10,000 watch for him, but lost everything when the friend gambled away the proceeds of the sale.
Now, he is asking Reddit for legal advice.
In a post made on Nov 23, @iishaqii said he once had “full trust” in the friend, whom he has known for eight years. “There were never any issues even with items worth a few thousand dollars. That is why I was comfortable letting him handle something as valuable as a 10k watch.”
“This time everything went wrong,” he lamented. “He kept the money and used it to gamble on illegal online sites. He lost all of it. I only found out after confronting him and he admitted it.”
While iishaqii does not expect any of his money back — “He has no job, no stability, no discipline, and no education” — he is hoping for “justice and clarity”.
“He has never shown the ability to work consistently. So I know that expecting him to repay through work or effort is not realistic. That is part of why I have decided to take the legal route.”
Iishaqii added in a comment: “We went to the same secondary school. I’ve met his family countless times and for some weird reason I’m literally his lock screen wallpaper.”
