[Barrin6]

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can someone with good legal knowledge tell us the legal ramifications of this and how likely it is that he can get prosecuted?

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I would always think that if you came up to a police officer and tell them how a online community forum got duped into sending money to an imposter, that they would just laugh at you

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Besides, how would this look for the poker community? I can imagine a news reported spinning this story and reporting it out of context.

"Man gambles $10,000 away while his love ones are diagnosed with cancer"