DANVILLE, California (KGO) — A young boy’s curiosity about the opposite sex coupled with his love for social media and the speed of the Zelle money app turned out to be a costly combination. Here’s how an offer to be a “sugar baby” cost him thousands of dollars.
“Hello, there. Will you be like my sugar baby?,” “Errina Angels” asked the 17 year old, who we agreed not to identify.
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“I’m willing to pay you $500 as allowance on a weekly basis if you’re willing,” she said over Snapchat.
“Yes, I’m down,” the boy replied.
Janet Mondani of Danville read a conversation between her son and a woman who went by the name of Errina Angels.
She said the two talked about everything from holidays to family.
“‘Yeah, I’m not asking for too much. Not any sexual activity. Just online companionship,”‘ Mondani said, reading from the Snapchat thread.
Angels instructed the teen to deposit two checks into his Wells Fargo account. He could keep $500 for himself and then donate the rest.
Mondani says her son became skeptical.
‘”Why do I have to donate? Why couldn’t your accountant just donate? It makes no sense,”‘ the thread continued.
“‘He works for my dad before I took over. He’s family. He’s been with the family for decades. I trust him and I would really like you to do the same as well. You have a problem with that or are you still…
