have i been scam ?yes i think

Hey i am from germany so my english is not so good but i try... since 2 month i had contact with a man called antoni a constractor on a oil-plattform .. we connect about mail and whats app .The Text messages are very personally not as like i read in internet about the typical sms... so i trust ... till now... we should meet us in london, i come over but we dont meet because bad weather plattform... but we talked over phone this time... and he asked me for money to complete the contract .... i dont used my brain and send him...i know i am stupid and sad about myself...
but now i want to talk to do something so it not happend again .. i will show photos and let know other womans to take care, not believe him... what can i do?

[AlanJones]

Hello,

I'm afraid that anyone who asks strangers on the Internet for money is a scammer.

Please can you post the email address he uses (together with some of his early emails) and any phone numbers. Also, if you have photos please can you post them as well.

You are NOT stupid. You realized it was a scam before you lost any more money or time, and you came here to get help and try to help other people not get scammed, that is very smart and brave. Please send us his email address/headers, and let us know if you have any more questions. Be safe.

Hi anthonia, welcome to scamwarners. You have learned a hard lesson and the hardest part is not about the money, it is about the lost trust and the feelings of being stupid and having to deal with losing what you thought you had- someone to love you. It is the worst part of these scams- they damage your heart and make you feel like you should have known better. The same thing happened to me and it takes time to heal. There is always an excuse and always a reason and at least you stopped it before it could go further. I'm afraid I didn't stop after the first time I gave money but we both were smart enough to check here and get the help we needed.
I hope you have stopped all contact with the scammer. He would love nothing better than to tell you he is really who you think he is, these things really did happen and we don't understand or are lying to you. Just remember scammers are professional liars- all their stories and fairy tales lead only to heartbreak and taking more money from you. And taking more and more of your heart. You deserve better than that.
I'm afraid you will always regret giving the money. But my guess is you are a compassionate person and you just wanted to help someone who you felt strongly for. That is not a bad quality- you just trusted the wrong person. It happened, you can't get the money back, but you can move on in life as a smarter, stronger person. I stand there with you.