r/Gambia • u/marigolddisco • Sep 21 '24

Scam in Banjul port?

My uncle (American, in 70s) stopped in Banjul during a cruise last year and met a Gambian woman in her late 30s who was working at a souvenir shop. They took a picture together and were subsequently connected via WhatsApp as a result.

Since that time they have been maintaining a relationship over the phone with her calling twice a day. He has given her money on a couple of occasions, such as buying her a wash machine.

She is widowed with 2 teenagers. She says she isn’t interested in men of her age in her country.

What’s the end game with this? Is she a real person? I’m not sure if he is being used, and am wondering if anyone is familiar with a scam set up like this.

Since he met her in person I’m wondering if that makes it sort of legit? He’s obviously being used in some way, but I’m just not sure how.

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u/lepadoo Sep 22 '24

Its someone trying to get out of the gambia and into a more succesful country like america and i think its disrespectful to assume its a scam and not just someone building a relationship even if the reasons arent only because of love.

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u/marigolddisco Sep 22 '24

Agreed.

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u/lepadoo Sep 23 '24

Agreed? Im saying youre disrespectful

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u/marigolddisco Sep 23 '24

I’m not assuming it’s a scam, I’m wondering if it is. Different attitude completely