Story

Hello, I moved to Maine a month ago from NJ thinking I would have a fresh start from a horrible Domestic violence situation and was promised a job and live in helper position on 5 acres with a dog kennel and fenced yard for my 6 dogs ( husky and Husky mixed) also promised to learn a trade of silversmithing and I could make money selling the jewelry. Well the entire thing was a scam basically to use me for some free labor and maybe entertainment to torture someone who knows .. but when I spend money to get here and my family helped me move up here with all my belongings and my dogs and towed my car which would not make the drive.. I get told to go to a different address.. which turned out to be a firehouse needing renovation and I was put in a one room camp basically with no running water or bathroom.. none of that was explained or told In a straightforward manner.. then told it would be temporary till the other place is ready, this person barely communicated , any time I asked what the plan for the day was he would say he had to get propane or gas for the generator so we could have heat while we worked on stuff.. he lied and said he had wifi , there was barely any service for my phone and after 13 days of really bad service I had to spend money I didn’t want to change my phone to a local provider, all my money has went to water, food , dog food and gas. My mom was nice enough to pay for a month gym membership in a town about 20 minutes from here so I could shower. Then last week he kept talking about getting the jewelry business going so I was like yeah let’s get that running, I go over there ( his property is a mile from where I’m at).. go to a shed that is supposed to be a workshop and to my horrible surprise this place looks like it hadn’t been used in years.. cat shit and trash all over the floor.. I was like umm I need a shovel to get this out and I bagged up like 9 bags and it still wasn’t done.. he only wanted to work for an hour and a half… he had COPD and gets winded easily.. to note he also always starts late..like 2 or 3 o’clock when losing daylight is a problem because it gets extremely cold. He didn’t even look grateful I cleaned a huge mess and without a mask because he did not provide one unfortunately.. the next day I didn’t feel well from breathing in all the cat litter dust and God knows what else.. I texted and said I wasn’t feeling great and I needed a rest and tomorrow we could finish up the workshop cleaning.. well he replied with a nasty comment of ” not impressed” I was like what? Then he made excuses the next day and the next not to work on anything after I texted and asked him to get better garbage bags and masks..

Shortly after that he sends me a text saying ” I don’t have what it takes to hold a live in caretaker position ”

I was like what are you talking about.. then he threatened me and said I was committing a felony! Taken advantage of an elderly disabled person! He’s in his 50s .. and I was never hired for his caretaker, I was lied to and hired to take care of his 25 cats and help with errands and some stuff around his property and his business, he lied and said I could be his cats God parent and be his heir if something were to happen to him because he was sick! He also said he’d help me get a better vehicle so I could travel more with the roads being not ideal for my sedan. Everything was a lie.. he kept telling me to just leave! How can I do that with no help, money, or no place to go right away! He started Harrasing me , saying the power would be shut off ( electricity is used for heat in this camp he put me in) he said another tenant was moving in this weekend! He drove by and flipped the breaker box in the garage and shut my electricity off to terrorize me.

I am in such deep debt now all because he promised a job and opportunity.. I have some stuff in storage in Auburn and need to figure out how to pay for another month, this guy really played me and it’s really shitty that people do this to other people. All I need is a safe place for me and my dogs and I can get a job no problem, I can also cook really good and help with farm animals and horses. Looking for a kind soul who is knows what it means to be truthful and honest. Not sure how much time I have here , he was told by police to stop Harrasing me and he would have to file proper procedures to evict me.. I don’t even want to be here any longer than I have to.. I don’t trust that guy and who knows what he’s capable of.

Please I don’t need much , a safe place for me and my dogs and water and a bathroom would be nice. Trying  to get enough money raised to move asap, it’s not safe here.