Dear Abby: I loaned money to friend who needed to get her car returned - I've not see a penny back

Dear Abby: A year ago, a supposed friend of mine asked to borrow some money. Her husband had left the country so he could renew his visa to come back and work. The wife’s car was repossessed while he was gone, and she had no way to get to work.

She borrowed $3,000 from me to get her car back. A few months later, she borrowed another $1,200. I was a fool to give it to her, but I was thinking of her kids.