The last of us

 Sister Act 

I have moved on

Sisters of Evil

The wait is off

Last night, I severed ties with Pamela Olsted, and the person "claiming" to be her sister, after an accident caused by their demand for Apple gif cards, ended with me spending the night in Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

They claimed they would refund my loan, but for the first mention, i suspected it was another scam, until last night, I hoped I would get the money, now I don't care. I am putting this episode behind me, and moving on with my relationship with Svitlana, my friend in Didcot, Oxfordshire, who does care about me

How is this for an insult

 Issues of Trust

Sister Act

The Ongoing Scam

The sister of Pamela Olsted, the lady who scammed me, has just insulted me by saying she "trusts me," she TRUSTS me?

I put her in her place, I replied, "I should be the one with trust issues."

I have been honest from the start, which is more than I can say for her. Her comment came after I said "I can't guarantee I can get out tomorrow, it depends on my bad ankle," the sore ankle is the result of going out to buy her Apple gift cards, so she can send me my loan refund, something I doubt will happen

What are my goals?

 A fresh start

Glad all over

The True Path of Romance

My immediate concern is to rid myself of the lipoma on my neck, this is causing me constant pain.

The next step, literally, is to get my right ankle fit to carry some weight so I can walk with less pain that I did this month.

After this, I can concentrate on clearing my overdraft, the cause of which is a scam I was involved in with Pamela Olsted, and a lady "claiming" to be her sister. This will take several months, I was promised a loan refund, but I think that is part of the plot to keep me paying them, that comes to an end this week.

Once the operation on my neck is over, and I can walk easier, I shall arrange a meeting with my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, hopefully in time for my birthday next month.

My aim for the blog

 Sisters of Evil 

I have moved on

Getting a refund

My aim is to rid the blog statistics of any mention to Pamela Olsted, and the lady "claiming" to be her sister. Will I be able to do it? I doubt it very much, at the moment, the target is a quarterly deduction, which is plausable.

The best way forward is for me not to put any more links on here to relevant posts after next month

SUNK!!!!!!!!

 Sisters of Evil

The wait is off

Have I missed chatting to Pamela aka Clara?

Yesterday, the lady "claiming" to be the sister of Pamela Olsted who got me involved in her scam last year, sunk herself, with no possibility of regaining creditability in my eyes.

                                                        What happened?

I will take you back a month, then run the sequence of events.

A month ago, she approached me, saying she would pay me £15,000 to cover what I was owed. I pointed out I was only owed £3,000, she said she was happy to pay me in multiples of the sum owed, that seemed hinky to me.

After dropping to my total, via a suggestion of £10,000, she then asked for £20 to complete the bank order, as the order was 90% sent, after I sent the money, she asked for another £20, as the percentage dropped to 65%, this prcocess went on for weeks.

Yesterday, her cover was blown apart, during a chat, I said Pamela had asked me to get her Apple cards in all weathers, that is why my right ankle has swollen so badly, her reply was, who is Pamela?

If I wasn't certain it is a SCAM, after yesterday I am now, there again, from the start I knew it was a scam.

Objective 2

 My next objective

Meeting Svitlana

Svitlana's wish

My first objective was to get so many blog posts ahead of the ones about Pamela Olsted, and her sister, that they are not seen on the immediate opening of the weekly statitics. This has been achieved. The second objective will be much harder, I wish to eliminate them from the immediate monthly views.

My main objective is to be free of the financial stress they caused, so I can visit my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot.

Another goal is to be free of the stress, so i can order some shirts from Hollywood Mysteries for my birthday next month.

A fresh start

 Svitlana's dedication

Romance in Didcot

Glad all over

I am planning to be clear of my overdraft ASAP, I have given up hope that the sister of Pamela Olsted who involved me in one of her scams will refund my loan.

I am forced to make further cutbacks in my household spending, I have few personal needs, other than going to lunch at a friend's cafe in Redcliffe, Bristol.

One week she says she needs £20 to pay bank fees, as the loan is 90% clear, the next week it has dropped to 65%, this has been going on for over a month, and I have ended the payments.

I am hoping to be clear of my overdraft by January. If I can be in the clear, it will make life easier for Svitlana and I.

One of the things I wish to do first is to visit Svitlana in Didcot, we can't plan that until she returns from her trip to see her family in Ukraine. After a couple of day trips, I will consider buying a Senior Railcard, if we get on well in person, I have no doubt we will.

Svitlana did suggest a sleepover at some time, this would make it more pleasant for us, as I won't have to worry about the retrurn trip to Bristol

TGIF

 Svitlana's wish

Depression

Svitlana's dedication

As the weekend nears, and I will be out of touch with my friend Svitlana, until Monday evening. The reason for this is a result of a scam i got trapped into by a lady known as Pamela Olsted who lives in Pennsylvania, USA.

Without Svitlana's dedication to our friendship online turning into a relationship, I don't think I could have stood the stress. It will be months, before I consider myself less of a poor relative in our friendship, Svitlana doesn't view me this way

The Way Ahead

 Would I re-marry?

Moving on

Family Assistance

Months before Pamela Olsted contacted me, and drove me into debt. I had a family discussion over how they thought of me having a new lady in my life. If they had been against the idea, that would have been the final decision, however, the children are in favour of me having another lady in my life. They said "mam would wish you to be happy, so do we."

At the time, I had no plan to meet another lady, it was a question of "if," not "I will." I made it clear, nobody could replace thier mother, my new lady, Svitlana, is her own person, we are forming our relationship based on how we fell about each other. I had no plan to re-marry, but Svitlana did mention the idea

Sisters of Evil

A lot of Claims

The difference 

Pamela Olsted

The Ongoing Scam 

If you get approached by either of these, do NOT engage them in a chat, report them, and block them, they are SCAMMERS.

Pamela "claimed" to live in Bristol, she claimed to want to meet me, and form a lasting relationship. She claimed her other sister had died from Covid, knowing my wife had. She kept saying she was going to pay me back, all those are lies.

The young "lady" claims to be her sister, and was willing to repay Pamela's debt to me. She said she only needed £20 to send the money, as the guide showed 90% complete, a few days later, it said 65%, and she asked for another £20, the reason I sent the money is I can't afford to let £3,000 slide, but the time has come for me to accept what I had thought this month, it is no moe than another scam

All in the Family

 I have moved on

My lady friend in Oxfordshire

Svitlana

To show how evil Pamela Olsted is, she "claimed" her sister died of Covid, knowing my wife died from the illness only a year before. She could be telling the truth, but as she had been telling me lies for months, I take it with a large dose of salt, in hindsight. She also "claimed" her daughter Ellah was ill, to gain sympathy. At the time, I had serious doubts about that, she said Ellah was 8, while it is not impossible for a lady in her late 40's to have a child, it is highly unlikely, as there are a lot of medical risks involved. The latest development is a lady "claiming" to be Pamela's younger sister told me she is in hospital in Bristol, again, I take that with a dose of salt. Knowing I live in Bristol, it is easy to find a hospital here.

I am very pleased I met Svitlana (above), on the site SoulmateMeets, we have moved to Charming Talks for our online chat now. Our chats are very different to those I thought I had with Pamela.

The Final nail in the coffin

 Getting over Pamela Olsted

The wait is off

There are times when I question my sanity

For weeks, if not months, I had suspected scammer Pamela Olsted of lying about her Apple gift card. For every three I sent, she "claimed" one was faulty, that is well above accepted levels, howver, a week before I ended our business arrangement, she closed the case. Desperate for money, she sent a photo of a "supposed" fault report on a card. However, she made several MAJOR errors.

She over-estimated my patience, which had ran out the week before.

First, it was hand written, not mass printed.

It was written in Spanish

The Overdraft Trap

The wait is off

 I was a Palooka 

I'll wait and see

The problem with an overdaft, is once we use it, it is hell to get clear.

Though I have been told, repeatidly for the last month, that I will be sent a refund for the loan I sent to Pamela Olsted, I won't believe it, until I have the money in my bank account.

Her sister has promised to repay me, but if one sister has lied to you for several months, why should you believe another sister?

At one time, PO "claimed" her other sister died from Covid, at first, I believed her, I thought knowing my wife had passed away not long ago from the illness, she wouldn't use it as trick to get money.

On my way back, in the winds and rain, and walking on a broken toe, the truth hit me, if she is after money, there is nothing to stop her using Covid as a twist

Autumn is here

 The Year of Hell

A Suprise ending to 2026

Meeting Svitlana

September has always been my favourite month, the last of the Summer rays mix the slight chill of the fall, leavs turning golden, and the peace returns after the school holidays. 

I know it is a romantic idea, but I am a romantic at heart.

A year ago, I came out of a self-imposed exile after the loss of my wife, and entered a year of hell, caused by scammer Pamela Olsted. I ended the connection two months ago, but the residual effects are ongoing, as I am trying to get my loan refunded by her sister.

From the ashes of a scam, I emerged into a real relationship with my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, Oxfordshire

There are times when I question my sanity

 Mental Health Concerns

Pamela Olsted

A strange dynamic

I'd be telling lies if I said the last year has been less than horrorific for me, though the the last two months of knowing Svitlana took some of the nastiness away.

In November of 2026, I was approached by a person calling themselves Clara Kent, who "claimed" to live in Bristol.Her name is Pamela Olsted.From the outset, our online chat appeared strained, she would agree with what i was saying, but never continue the conversation. Not long after we began, I had the impression she wasn't in the UK, but I kept the link, hoping she'd prove me wrong, which she didn't. She lives in Pennsylvania in the USA.

Two months ago, I cut ties with her, a few weeks later her sister contacted me to say Pamela was in hospital, and hadn't eaten for weeks. The sister, then said she would pay off the debt Pamela owed me. From the outset, I considered this another scam. After all, her sister had lied to me for months, why would I believe her?

Two months of stress later, I am still waiting for my refund, and I doubt it will come

The wait is off

 The weight is off

Family Assistance

The Ongoing Scam

If there is a plus to the ongoing scam, it is the exercise has resulted in me losing weight.

I never expected the sister of the scammer, Pamela Olsted, to keep her promise to refund the loan I sent her sister. Yesterday, returning from Asda, Whitchurch, Bristol, I decided if she asked for another £20 to send the loan, I would tell her to forget it. With help from my family, I am managing to recover from my losses, the money I won't be sending will help me get out of my overdraft

The weight is off

 The wait is off

Family Assistance

Getting over Pamela Olsted

If there is a plus to the ongoing scam, it is the exercise has resulted in me losing weight.

I never expected the sister of the scammer, Pamela Olsted, to keep her promise to refund the loan I sent her sister. Yesterday, returning from Asda, Whitchurch, Bristol, I decided if she asked for another £20 to send the loan, I would tell her to forget it. With help from my family, I am managing to recover from my losses, the money I won't be sending will help me get out of my overdraft

The Ongoing scam

 Sister Act

I was a palooka

Pamela Olsted

If you get approached by this creature, block and report her. She is Pamela Olsted, a scammer charged with identity theft in the USA.

Her sister had promised to refund some money I sent, when I thought I was helping a lady who wished to meet me. Learning of Pamela's police record, I was wary it was another scam, but the idea of sending £20 to get my £3,000 returned was at the back of my mind. 

Over July and August, her sister kept telling me she needed £20 to send for the bank to send the money. I got wary when I saw one week the re-payment was around 90% sent, and the next it wa back to 60%. 

Despite what her sister keeps saying, I am certain I won't see any of my money, this period has lead to me suffering depression, not only from the mental strain, but I lost the respect of my children

A Limited Company

 Bristol City Council

The Cold Hard Facts

The Cold Light of day

 The reason Bristol is more expensive to living in than London, is that the city has been run by a Labour council for many decades, and with no opposition, they have squandered millions of pounds on useless projects, as well as losing a big money earner in the Big Ships Festival, which moved to Gloucester.

Prices in London are higher, but so are the wages people earn.

For this reason, as much as trying to recover the money owed by Pamela Olsted, I will always by the "poor relative" in my friendship with Svitlana.

Svitlana is under the impression that my limited time online, chatting to her is because I am owed some money, which I hope to get back next week. This is partially true, also, I have to limit my time online as I don't have a lot of spare cash after I pay my bills

Brief Encounter

 Meeting Svitlana

Senior Railcard

Cash Shortage

My friend, Svitlana, is partially correct in saying th loan I have not been repaid is harming our friendship, and the growth of our relationship, another factor is the cost to me of keeping in contact on Charming Talks. It costs me £10 a night, for an hours chat. She is worth much more to me than that, but I can't keep paying out at this rate, even if I get my £3,000 back from the sister of scammer Pamela Olsted.

I don't wish to lose contact with her, but somethings are beyond my control. My money issues will probably mean I will not get the Senior Railcard I had planned to buy to pay for my trips to see Svitlana in Didcot, also I shall delete my info from the dating apps I was on. 

I will miss our chats, and it will take a long time to get over our seperation, even though we have not met, if this does happen, I have no plans to attempt another relationship.