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"How can you honestly not remember this guy's name" - A commenter from the original post.

This comment makes me think about whether this story is even true. I'd say it probably isn't based on that one statement alone. How can the guy not remember the lawyer's name? He has emails exchanged and the guy supposedly stole money from him. I like to forget negative stuff, but I can assure you I would remember this guy's name.



It could just be a way to side-step calls to 'out' the guy.


Why lie? It doesn't obfuscate the story any more than just saying 'not his real name'.


Well, it could be a combination. Maybe he doesn't recall the name off the top of his head, and he's not going to dig it out of old emails because he has no intention of 'outing' the guy.


It could be but it isn't likely.




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