Money given to friend and not returned
Good Day,
I have a, so said, old friend in Pittsburgh, US. During the pandemic she was in need of money and I did send her USD5000 via my bank to her bank account, which was in August 2021. I have the bank statement/transfer bill showing her bank info and address, which is still valid and in the transfer reason field it says "Financial support for a friend".
I also have my best friend, who knows her well, who can confirm the transfer, which also my daughter (13 Years old) could do.
During the time of the transfer, her mother passed away and she and her family were in the middle of selling the mothers house and the agreement was that I will receive the money back after the house has been sold. Up till then we were talking always on a weekly or 2 weeks base but after the transfer the communication slowly became less and less with her finally hardly responding at all.
I've continued chasing after her by cell/text, via Skype, WhatsApp or FB Messenger. I also contacted one of her old friends, whom I friends with on FB, who confirmed that the cell number I have is still the good one and he also told me that he spoke to her telling her that I am trying to contact her.
I am chasing her down since ever now with us speaking in person the last time during the summer. she told me that she wanted to pay me but that she was in trouble financially for a lawyer she needed for a DUI she had apparently. Asking about what happened to the money from the house sale I never get a real answer. I told her that it is important that she keeps on answering me and that we are talking but that was the last time we spoke.
Is there any way for me to see that money back?