I am horrified to have to do this, but it's not about me, it's about my baby girl. My name is Melissa and I am a single mom to a sweet little girl who is 1. Her father left us while I was pregnant and I haven't been able to get much help from him. I've managed to work and take care of our daughter fully by myself by the grace of God. There were so many times I didn't know how I was going to make it, but He always made a way. If any of you actually know me, you know how very important my faith is to me, so I have to believe that God will get us through this too. I have lost all of my family, so my daughter and I don't have much of a support system; we have each other. I am so embarrassed to have to ask anyone for help, and more so for why. I was part of a single mom's group and people help each other on there. I had made a post about getting help for my electricity. A few days later, someone reached out to me to offer to help. Naively, I thought this was a blessing. It was not a blessing; he ended up scamming me and getting money from my Chime account, which is not FDIC backed, so the money is gone and I can't get it back. I am reporting it and filing a police report. I can't tell you how hard it hit me knowing that was my mortgage money. Knowing it was my stupidity that caused it and there's the little girl in the next room that solely relies on her mama. I don't understand how someone could do this to someone who has already admittedly been struggling. I am crushed and ashamed and mortified at the situation. Sharing this is extremely hard for me to do, for 1, I'm embarrassed for being stupid, and for 2, I don't like asking for help. I can't stand the ways of this world; I just wish people weren't so cruel.

My mama heart is terrified, I can't lose my house, it's all we have. I'm desperate and embarrassed this happened, but I have no one to go to. If you can somehow find it in your heart to help us, it would mean so much. Doing this alone isn't easy and my heart painfully aches. I feel horrible about this and I don't know what else to do - I've tried everything and this is our last hope. I hope you can feel my sincere intentions and if you are able to help, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm just so sorry to do this, my heart hurts.