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I didn't search for a mugshot. I searched for his name, and it was the first photograph shown on the first page of the results.

Your suggestion that this was done for amusement is incorrect. A basic name search for a person in "urgent" need of money from strangers where no friend or family is able or willing to help seems like pretty basic due diligence to me.

Additionally - I'd refuse to ever lend to anybody that was an active gambler:

"@[name redacted] Hello, do you honor bets where you have made an error with the odds? (Sports book not exchange)"

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The exact nature of my original question was trying to determine what the money was for, and that question remains unanswered.