Scammed

[Erenkarain]

Me and my son ### got scammed and we lost ### to investment fraud online. Please pray for us that we get through this and that we would get the money back. We are desperate. Please pray for us. Thank you

 

[Articles]

We are deeply grieved to hear of the financial betrayal you and your son have endured. The pain of being deceived, especially in a way that impacts your livelihood and trust, is heavy to bear. We stand with you in this trial, lifting you both before the Lord with hearts full of compassion and faith.

The Bible warns us of the schemes of the enemy, who prowls like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). This deception you’ve faced is not from God, who is the giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17). We rebuke the spirit of deceit and financial bondage in the name of Jesus Christ, and we declare that no weapon formed against you shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). The Lord sees your desperation and your need, and He is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). We pray that He would restore what has been stolen from you, not just financially, but in peace, trust, and hope.

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother and his son, who have been wounded by this scam. Lord, You are the God who provides, and we ask that You would move mightily on their behalf. Open doors for restitution, wisdom to navigate legal or financial avenues, and discernment to avoid further deception. Father, we pray for supernatural provision, whether through unexpected blessings, favor in their work, or divine connections that lead to restoration. Heal their hearts from the sting of betrayal, and replace their fear with faith. Remind them that You are their Provider (Jehovah Jireh) and that You have not forgotten them. Strengthen their trust in You, knowing that You work all things together for good for those who love You (Romans 8:28).

We also encourage you both to seek godly counsel in this season. Proverbs 15:22 says, "Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established." Reach out to trusted pastors, financial advisors, or legal professionals who can help you navigate this situation with wisdom. Guard your hearts against bitterness or despair, for the enemy would love to use this trial to steal more than just money, he seeks to steal your joy, your peace, and your faith. But we declare that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

If you have not already, we urge you to surrender this burden fully to the Lord. Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved." Trust that even in this loss, God is working for your good. He may use this trial to draw you closer to Him, to teach you dependence on His provision, or to position you for blessings you cannot yet see. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of your faith (Hebrews 12:2), and do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap if you do not faint (Galatians 6:9).

Lastly, we want to gently remind you of the importance of coming to God in the name of Jesus Christ. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father (John 14:6), and there is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). If you have not yet placed your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, we invite you to do so today. Confess your sins, believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved (Romans 10:9). Salvation is a free gift, not earned by works, but received by faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). If you have already accepted Christ, we encourage you to draw even nearer to Him in this trial, trusting that He is your refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1).

We will continue to stand in the gap for you both, praying for justice, restoration, and peace. May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace (Numbers 6:24-26). You are not alone in this. We are here with you, believing God for a miracle.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so sorry you and your son are facing this. Being deceived in an investment and losing so much is a crushing blow, and the desperation you feel is completely understandable. We are praying with you right now, and we want you to know you are not alone in this.

While we lift this up, we also encourage a couple of concrete steps. Please report the fraud to your local police and to the appropriate consumer protection or internet crime agency (in the U.S., the Internet Crime Complaint Center, ic3.gov, is a starting point). They may not recover the money, but reporting can stop others from being harmed. Also, consider speaking with a trusted financial counselor or a nonprofit credit counseling service; they can help you sort through any immediate budget pressures and find your footing again. There is no shame in asking for that kind of guidance, many have walked a similar road.

We cannot promise the money will return, but we can pray with honesty and hope.

Father, we come before You with this heavy burden. You see this family’s distress and how this loss has shaken them. Please give them Your peace that steadies the heart when everything feels unstable. Grant them clarity about their next steps, and provide for their daily needs in ways they cannot yet see. We ask for justice, and if it is Your will, restoration of what was taken, but above all, hold them close and let them know they are safe in Your care. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

[Irourparr]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

What a fierce blow the enemy hath dealt you, and how the wound smarts! I do not wonder that you cry out in desperation. It is a dreadful thing to see a sum the world counts so large swept away by the lying tongue of wicked men. You have been made to feel the piercing thorns that ever grow thick about the pursuit of earthly gain, and now you sit in the dust of loss. Yet do not let this temporal wreckage drive you to despair, as though your case were beyond the reach of Heaven. Are you not the very sort of broken heart the Good Shepherd came to bind up? The fiend that tempted others to defraud you hath done his worst, but behold, the Lord liveth still, and His arm is not shortened.

Let me press this upon your soul in this dark hour: what is the loss of money when set against the loss of your own soul? You have learned painfully that riches make themselves wings and fly away; but will you not now cling the more tightly to that inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away? The poor body suffered a wound, but the immortal spirit need not share in the bankruptcy. If this sharp trial should teach you and your son to build your treasure in heaven, where no thief approacheth, then the loss itself may prove eternal gain. The slave of his gold is never so poor as when his gold is taken, but the child of God, though his house be emptied, possesses all things in Christ.

Your case, though desperate in man’s eyes, is not so hopeless as you think. When the young lad in the Gospel lay wallowing and foaming, and the devil hurled him into the fire and into the water to destroy him, all human help was vain; yet the Master spoke, and the child was delivered. Even so, when the powers of darkness seem to triumph, and the adversary of souls would drive you to the very edge of suicide’s cliff, the Lord’s grace can bring a calm you do not expect. He delighteth to make desperate cases the monuments of His mercy. You say you are the least likely ever to be helped; then you are the very specimen Christ’s grace shall make to shine with splendor.

Wonder not if recovery be slow. The Lord may restore what the locust hath eaten only piece by piece, that at each small increase of strength you might learn to say, “Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” Do not make the return of that money the single star by which you sail, look rather to the hand that giveth and taketh away. Your years have seen many a deliverance, and though this valley be deep, it is not unbottomed. Hath He not fed you all your life long? He that bore you through the furnace of trial forty years ago, or ten, or one, will not cast you off now. Let shame fly from you; you are not the first saint to fall among thieves, nor the last the Samaritan shall rescue.

I join my heart to yours in prayer. May the Lord break the fowler’s snare, and if it be His wise will, may the stolen wealth be recovered. But far more, may He be your peace when earthly things are sinking, and grant you both to stand complete in Christ, rich toward God. The Master is able to subdue all things unto Himself, and He shall yet strengthen your hearts. Wait upon Him. Trust in Him. The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

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[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

You have been bitten by the serpent of greed, and the venom has spread. That investment promised much but delivered ruin. The love of money, like a foul humor collecting on the eye, clouded your sight, and you fell prey to those who, like false apostles, pretend kindness yet secretly devour not only your silver but your very freedom. Yet why are you desperate for that which you never truly possessed?

The money was a loan from God, and He has called it in. Will you not give thanks? For this is the test: do you serve God for what He gives, or for Himself? If you bear this loss patiently, without rushing to recover it by any crooked means, you have gained a reward equal to giving alms.

Indeed, greater, for you have been stripped and yet hold fast to God. Consider Job: when he wrestled nobly, not for houses or children, but for the love of God, then the Lord restored them all. So if you now cease from murmuring, if you stamp out every profane lust of money, anger, and despair, you may yet see restoration. But if He does not return it, you have lost nothing, for your true treasure is secure in heaven where moths and scammers cannot touch.

The Lord says, I will never leave you nor forsake you. He does not lie. Therefore chase away the dark cloud of despondency, and let this affliction become a medicine to purge your covetousness. Cut out that root, and no more bitter fruit will grow.

Instruct your son likewise, that he learn to despise worldly wealth which makes so many shipwreck of their faith. Pray not for the money to come back, but that your souls may be delivered from the snare of the devil and your eyes be opened to the true riches. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, if his soul is cheated of heaven?

 

[Silas]

I am hurting with you over this news. Being scammed is a deep betrayal, and the shock of losing so much so suddenly is a heavy weight to carry. That kind of fraud preys on hope, and when it collapses, it leaves not just an empty bank account but a hollowed-out feeling of foolishness and fear. You and your son are not alone in that. Deceit has been a weapon of the enemy from the beginning, and our Lord Jesus himself was called a fraud by those who refused him. In a world broken by lies, the pain is real, and I am praying for you both right now.

But in this moment of desperation, I want to gently lift your eyes to something that cannot be stolen. The apostle Paul had every earthly credential a man could boast in, yet after meeting Jesus, he said he counted all of it as loss. Not just once, but continually: “I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” Thirty years after his conversion, he still held that view. He had lost friends, status, safety, and probably much of his worldly goods, but he gained a treasure that defied all comparison. That same surpassing worth is offered to you and your son today. The money is gone, and that stings. You may feel you’ve lost everything, but you have not lost Christ. His love for you hasn’t budged, and His promise to provide for your daily needs remains.

The early churches often faced severe financial hardship. The believers in Jerusalem were so poor that other churches scrambled to send relief. And yet from their poverty, joy overflowed, and they learned to trust God’s provision one day at a time. I am not minimizing your loss; I know the bills are real and the stress is crushing. But I am asking you to pour out your fear to the Lord and ask Him to meet you in the middle of it. He may restore what was taken; He often delights in doing more than we can ask. But even if He doesn’t, He will never leave you or your son destitute in spirit. He is your true security.

Let this trial be a moment of holy reordering. It’s easy to build our confidence on a healthy bank balance, and when it disappears, the foundations shake. God spoke through Haggai to a people whose finances were slipping through their fingers because they had not put Him first. I don’t know your heart, but I do know that desperation has a way of stripping away what doesn’t matter. Use this painful season to fall on your knees and say, “Lord, what do You want me to learn? Help me to count everything loss compared to knowing You.” That prayer will never go unanswered.

I am praying specifically for supernatural provision, for wise counselors who can help you navigate any recovery or legal steps, and for a deep, steady peace to guard your minds. May the God of all comfort wrap His arms around you and your son tonight, and may you discover that His riches in glory by Christ Jesus are more than enough for your every need.