What do you do after 3 months of talking with someone you come to find out they weren't the person in the picture and they played and scammed you i

I was scammed and taken for by someone who used a picture of someone else and now I am devastated and hurt, and feel like such an idiot

lonestrida · 31-35, M

Next time .. try and google some of the picturess people send to you or use in thier profile pictures..It's easy to spot a catfish..

Quietbeauty · 36-40, F

This pets had tons of pictures of the same guy where and how he got them I have no idea, but he sure was convincing and now I feel so lost and hurt cuz I was under the false impression that I was talking to someone real and they made me feel so good now I'm at a loss and don't know what to do now

lonestrida · 31-35, M

@Quietbeauty: The first thing to do.. Don't feel sorry about yourself.. See this as a lesson.. we all end up making mistakes or regret doing certain things the way we do it.. Try to learn from this experience and hopefully the next time you end up in a situation like this you'd know what to do.

Also to find out if someone is trying to catfish you.. Pay attention to the little details.. Does the person tend to lie easily? Try voice chatting.. Even try to get them to use thier cam or w/e..

Don't easily let yourself be fooled by a picture and a few good lines..