I'm so so grateful to everyone that lent me their support and even gave me advice (or even called out my naivete)!! I truly appreciate it, every single one of your replies! I would say everything that happened to me is totally my own fault. So it's really what I deserve for being so god darn gullible 😭 I will definitely learn from this experience and fortify myself more against these kinds of scams and how I go about with strangers online. Again, your advices are truly valuable!