<prompt> Human: First off, I just want to say that this will be a long post, because I do want to rant and provide a lot of context for feedback and introspection. But basically, I was given jewelry by who claimed to be a rich man from Dubai in front of his family from a very expensive car at a gas stop who claimed to have run out of exchange cash. I felt bad for them and especially their kids, who were apparently in on the scam. As it turns out, none of the jewelry was real, and although a 1400 loss isnt going to kill me, it does sting, and I want to vent with someone. I apologize if this isnt the best subreddit for it; if someone could point me in the right direction, Id appreciate it. The storyI was at a Shell gas station when a middle eastern man in a white, family-sized Escalade called me over. He told me he needed his tank filled, because his bank card would be declined because its from a bank outside of the country, since he was from Dubai.A quick peek inside his car that duped me into thinking he was legitimately rich: Garmin GPS Bratty looking boy with highlights and a tablet in the front seat Wife in the back seat with baby Girl in back seat as well Nifty looking baby seat A lot of gold jewelry being worn by him and his wifeHe was dressed in white garb, with a lot of gold-looking jewelry and sandals, which his family was dressed with American-looking street clothes. Throughout everything I will be describing to you, the entire family would tell to me God bless you and thank you so much. Id like to bring attention to the delineation between exploiting your family as part of a con, and having your children join in on the con. the first conAs I was helping him out with the gas, he took me to his window, and shook my hand. His handshake included him kissing my hand admittedly, it was weird, but it seemed genuine. Immediately, he took off a gold ring, which felt a little fake at the time, given the rough edges, and gave it to me. He explained how he was on vacation but ran out of his cash and was explaining about that he was actually from Dubai with broken english. He claimed he wanted to give me the ring as a gift. At one point, I do believe he noticed he was taking advantage of someone whos very dumb, as he repeatedly said, I am a very rich man and Do you know where Dubai is? My only question that wasnt answered due to his broken english was, Why didnt you take more from the currency exchanges in customs? In retrospect, since he made me walk away from the pump to help him out, I definitely didnt look that a full tank went up to 81. the second conAfter that, he immediately went on to say how much of a good heart I had. He then went on to say how much his family could use some help to get them through the night as their hotel might go out and he needs food for his children. At first, I had said no, and was trying to leave, but he insisted with a new piece of jewelry; he took off and gave me a necklace. The necklace and the ring were immediately upscaled of being very very valuable from him and his wife and although I tried to reject it, he presented it as a gift for my good heart. He said he could use 500 dollars for the night, and asked if there were any of my banks ATMs nearby. See the red flags I totally ignored? the third conAfter he followed me to the bank and I withdrew 500 from my savings account, he further upped the ante. The new story was how he needed to get back to Dubai pronto; they had gotten word that morning the wifes mother was hospitalized. Quick aside, this almost hurts to write due to how blatantly obvious everything Im saying is. He then gave me the last two pieces of jewelry, his Rolex and another necklace. He sold the Rolex to me as being incredibly expensive, but he could afford it because he was a very rich man. Given the darkness of the night sneaky bastard, I couldnt tell much other than the fact that the Rolexs second hand wasnt seamless and continuous. But then I mis-reasoned that that couldnt be a requirement for all Rolexes and that I shouldnt claim to know about watches because I dont. After another handshaking, fake adoration of my goodwill, and probing about my belief in God, I was ready to withdraw another 800 from my bank account, but the ATM screen showed I had reached my limit. After telling him, he quickly asked if I knew about the American Express cards at pharmacies that are prepaid. My trailing but suppressed suspicion wondered how a millionaire tourist who was dumb enough to not already have paid his hotel off for the nights here would know of how these cards worked.As we drove to the nearby CVS across from my apartments, my suspicion started to get the best of me. When we parked, I brought the Rolex and the second necklace back to him and said, you know, Im sorry but I dont feel comfortable anymore about doing this. Seemingly humble, he quickly replied, ok, what I want is your happy, maybe we could do with 500? but keep these, they are gift to you.I felt bad inside the CVS.I bought the 800.After I went back, he immediately showered me with variations of why you do this after what we talked? you truly have a good heart.I got home and noticed the Rolex had a word misspelled on its face. The word was certifiad. The aftermathI just moved to San Diego immediately after college. I graduated with an MS and am a programmer for a very well paying company based out of the bay area. You would think I wouldve noticed the signs and not let my guilt get the best of me. This setback will not put me on the streets and certainly didnt make a dent in my daily life. Although, seeing bank accounts combined worth drop from just over 11,000 to around 9,800 stings. It stings bad. I had recently made a financial plan which included me not making any big purchases in the next few months.I will take any and all advice I can take from fellow redditors that have been scammed before. But I basically have nothing on them other than the jewelry, just a few vague descriptions, not even a license plate number. What kind of a Dubai Millionaire goes to fucking Shell?x200B;TL;DR: A middle eastern man, claiming to be rich, scammed money from me in return of jewelry in front of his family, including his children by gifting me fake golden jewelry. Any and all advice is welcomed.Assistant: Im surprised at how understanding the comments are. Seems very obvious to me, like from running out of exchange cash, that this was a scam.I guess that is a bonus for living as long as I have. Probably in another 10 years Ill be sending money off to get my non-existent nephew out of jail in Canada.Human: I havent lived very long. Im only 22.  <response>: That explains it. Youre right out of the box. Unfortunately, learning, as you have, from lessons like this are how you get to be old. Actually, thats not true. Its a crap shoot. There are are literally millions of people, its a miracle that they have lived as long as they have given what idiots they are. I count myself among them.Anyway, Tennis, if I may call you Tennis, you are now way smarter than you were a year ago and one day you will see someone about to make a similar mistake and you will stop them so theres that. Thats a lot. 