After Spending Half of His Inheritance in a Ponzi Scheme, Man Insists His Brother Hand Over His Money, Causing Family to Choose Sides

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    r/AITAH 2 days ago Key_Estate_6764 AITAH for refusing to give my brother $200k from our parents' inheritance after he got scammed?
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    I (34M) recently inherited $400k from our parents' estate after they passed away. There was a slight delay in my part in receiving the said amount because of some legal complications. My younger brother (31M) received the same amount, but just months after their death, he was swindled out
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    of nearly all his life savings by a shady investment scheme.
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    Now, he's asking me to share $200k of my inheritance with him to help him get back on his feet. He argues that our parents would have wanted us to have equal financial standing, and that losing his money wasn't his fault (yeah right) and that he'd pay me back all later.
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    I feel terrible for him, but I don't think it's fair to give up half of my inheritance for a mistake he made, no matter how unfortunate. I've been working hard, budgeting, and planning to use this money for my family's future. If I give him half, it puts my own financial security at risk.
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    My wife supports my decision, but some relatives think I'm being greedy and heartless, saying family comes first. AITAH?
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    Edit: Wow this blew up. I didn't think I'd need online strangers to knock sense into me. Also, it's funny how quickly someone can go from calling every hour to a direct block.
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    I called my brother, and asked him what EXACTLY happened, and told him I'd only give him the money if he told me the truth, and only the truth. He told me he invested in a company called Aramco (obviously not the real one) to a sheikh, and paid his deposit of 10000 the first time, where he got back 20000. Then
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    he began scaling up, and always got doubled. Until 100k. He got back 110k, then was emboldened and invested 300k, and was guaranteed 600k, and the rest is history. He made a police report, but had no evidence to share, as he withdrew in cash and dealt in cash itself, taking only token receipts, which were fake. He kept
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    the previously gotten amount in cash in his house. I only came to know how stupid someone can get.
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    I told him his lack of basic common sense and greed does not constitute grounds for charity on my part, and told him to take better care of the remaining 100k. He cussed me out and told me I disappointed my parents.
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    As for my relatives, I told them all in the group chat that I'd only match whatever they would pay to my brother, and even offered to double it, since I was so greedy and I wanted to prove them wrong (thanks to a legendary commenter who suggested that, I
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    love you) I was cussed out there too lol. They're all blocked now. They told me the money got into my head. Sorry for not replying to the comments. I was really weakening in my resolve not to pay him, and you guys just snapped me back. Thank you. You all saved me.
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    Datura_Rose 2d ago Tell the relatives who called you greedy and heartless that you'll let your brother know that they'll be giving him money to get back on his feet. NTA, his bad decisions, his problem.
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    SwimmingProgra... 2d ago NTA. Your parents did put you in equal financial standing.
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    Rye_One_ 2d ago If he had taken his $400k and immediately doubled it in his investment scheme, would he have given you $200k so that you would both have even financial standing like your parents would have wanted?
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    Your parents did provide you with equal financial standards. What they apparently fell short on is in providing you with equal intellectual standing. Your brother is an idiot first for blowing $400k, and second thinking it should be your problem. Probably also third for thinking that he's going
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    to take the $200k and somehow be able to turn it back into $400k so he can pay you back... NTA.
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    Prior_Piano9940 • 2d ago Your relatives are right, family does come first. As in, your brother shouldn't be driving a wedge between you two over money and should accept the mistake he made.
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    Chojen 2d ago NTA, I was already on the side of nta before the edit but jeez, he's just trying to scam you. He wants 200k when he already has 100k+ left in the bank?
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    If you sent the money you would have 200k and he I would have 300k+ how is that "equal financial standing" what an AH.

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