Well, I don't normally friend people I don't know but he find requested me and he was friends with some other volunteers that work for the same animal shelter as me. I clearly made a mistake. And don't worry, after that, I quickly went through and culled my friends list. Although he was the only person that I hadn't actually met in person. I guess somehow he snuck in under the radar when I wasn't paying attention.

I have a few friends on Facebook I haven't met in person because they live in different states but we are connected because we do advocacy for the same cause. And then there are a couple of people that I'm connected to who have dogs that came from the same litter as mine, so we stayed in touch to compare growth and any health concerns. But I know them pretty well from our interactions online and I'm not concerned about them. This guy was someone local who I mistakenly did not vet properly. A mistake I remedied by blocking him.

You're right that in the moment it's a bit of a shock but when you put the pieces together and realize the deception and the behavior, it triggers all the anger.