Sold two cars and took out loans: blogger Skalnytska accused her ex-husband of scams

Ukrainian blogger and entrepreneur Anastasiia Skalnytska, formerly known as Talpa, said that after divorcing her second husband Bohdan she began to learn about financial schemes that, according to her, lasted for almost their entire marriage. The couple were married for about three years and raised two children — their son together and Anastasiia’s daughter from a previous marriage.

At first after the split the blogger tried not to speak publicly about the reasons for the divorce, but later decided to post her version of events on Instagram.

“My ex-husband is a professional con man. To start a relationship in order to later swindle me out of money, to cheat on me his whole life with prostitutes, to leave my business in debt, to take loans in the names of my employees… Ten days after the divorce such facts began to surface that I did not think existed,” said Skalnytska.

According to the blogger, early in their relationship the future husband saw that she was earning well and developing a business. Anastasiia herself believed that Bohdan also had significant wealth because she saw expensive cars with him. Later, as she claims, it turned out that some of the cars did not belong to him.

About a month and a half after the relationship began, according to Skalnytska, Bohdan asked her to take his money to Poland and deposit it into her account, explaining it by possible “problems.” The blogger claims she received a package with money from him that she now considers fake. The next day she was allegedly told that the money had been taken and that Bohdan was in jail and a large sum was needed to secure his release.

“They call me and say that all the money was taken and Bohdan is in jail, and to get him out you need such-and-such an amount. A very large one. I thought about selling the car, because anything can happen in life. And he agrees. I sell it through the person he provided. And he took another loan from someone else — another ‘car’. I was selling things,” she said.

According to Skalnytska, the man convinced her that he had his own business and that over time all the problems would be resolved. Despite the financial difficulties, the couple got engaged and then held a wedding. The blogger claims she covered a large part of the wedding expenses herself.

“Then the wedding was paid for with my funds. But he did give some money. He is not a kept man. He is a con man. He did not live off my money, it’s just that that debt and all the future ones over the three years — they didn’t exist. He just took money from me and lived,” she said.

Later, according to Anastasiia, financial problems arose constantly. The man allegedly talked about new debts and risks that he might be “taken away.” One such situation, the blogger claims, happened shortly after she bought a new car on credit. In the end the car also had to be sold and the money handed over to the husband.

“These situations were constant and they didn’t end. I gave money to his business. Very often he came home late. But I didn’t pay attention because my goal was to close all the debts. I woke up only thinking where to find money. Well, he’s my husband, I trusted him, I thought he was young and he would make it, and I would wait,” said Skalnytska.

Later she offered the man to join her flower business. However, according to the blogger, problems arose there as well. Skalnytska said she hid family difficulties for a long time even from close people, although those around her noticed changes in her behavior.

“Everyone noticed that something was wrong with me. I didn’t tell anyone about our problems. He said I was so difficult. And I wanted to give everything away and live peacefully. I never saw him worry about his own debts,” recalled the entrepreneur.

She says she was finally able to decide to end the relationship after another emotional conflict. After the divorce, Skalnytska claims the ex-husband wrote off money from the account of her profitable flower business, leaving about 800 hryvnias there. In addition, she says loans were taken out in the names of the company’s employees, and the total business debt exceeded one million hryvnias.

After the split Anastasiia, she says, also found out that the car she believed to be a family car did not belong to them.

“Then I found out the car is not ours. And he took all that money for himself. He devised schemes and all those debts did not exist. He never loved me. I was a financial project for him”, the blogger said.

Skalnytska also accused her ex-husband of numerous affairs. According to her, he even ordered bouquets from her flower shop for other women.

A separate revelation after the divorce, the blogger claims, were the expensive gifts. The Rolex watch and Hermes bag given to her, she says, turned out to be fakes.

Skalnytska emphasized that she publicly revealed only about 10% of the information she learned after the marriage ended.

At the same time, all accusations regarding financial schemes, infidelities and other actions are statements made by Anastasiia Skalnytska herself. The position of her ex-husband regarding the allegations is absent.

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