This tiny little mind knows it’s limitations and when it makes mistakes, tends to look for it’s part in them so they won’t be repeated. It also recognizes that it ALWAYS takes two to tango and while a murder or rape victim has no say in their crime. A victim of a con typically does. Blame the universe, blame everyone but yourself, then you can rest assured that years from now you will be angrily bitter over someone else taking advantage of you because you didn’t learn your lesson. It’s the same victim mentality that I see people use in jobs or relationships they are unhappy in. It’s always someone else’s fault.
Like I said, I wish you well, I hope you get your money back, I hope the crooks get what they deserve, I also hope you learned a lesson.