I am sorry you've had to deal with this at all!

People who are persistent can, somehow, pull this stuff off. A guy married into my family. He had this big story about being in the Army, being trained to go to Germany to help a spy get out, etc. He even claimed to be a character in the movie made about this. (The movie is real.)

Well, I have never believed the story. Why? He was in the military, state-side only, for 3 years. In his story, he claims to speak German fluently. When I had asked him to speak in German, he could not do so. Not a word! And... the guy was a nervous wreck all of the time (no ptsd). He is far too anxious to send in to rescue a spy! ROFL!

Well, he persisted and 99% of people bought the story. When he'd passed on, he had written his own obituary, detailing how he was trained to go get a spy out of Germany and he referenced the real names of those involved. Now his obituary is all over the place and, for some, he goes down in history as quite a hero. NOT!

Anyone having served in the military knows his stories are BS. Yet, he could gain the confidence of many not knowing much about the military.

His real problem? He was quite a storyteller... and he'd wanted to feel like he was somebody he'd felt was important. His self-esteem was poor and this helped him to boost it. (He went into the military because he was drafted and was NOT a dedicated soldier/hero. He had asked his parents to write letters to get him an honorable discharge and was in the military only three years, was a Private.)

I cannot believe how many people bought that whole story! Even his children -- in their 50's-- watch the movie and think one of the characters is portraying their dad. So not true! His stories never add up.

There are plenty of these types out and about, unfortunately.

I agree you will be better off to just walk away.

Please take care!

WC