I was betrayed by someone I trusted

Betrayal is a documentation problem before it is a feelings problem. What you feel matters, but the bank, a lawyer, or an investigator needs a record they can follow. Start with dates, sources and the messages you still have.

When someone trusted was involved, the record may look ordinary: an account change, a payment described as routine, or an approval nobody checked. Keep what the record actually shows separate from what you now suspect.

Memorialize without confronting. Write a dated account, preserve originals you may lawfully access, and keep copies somewhere safe. Do not access another person's accounts without permission or put yourself in danger to collect evidence.

You can begin a file without deciding tonight what the relationship means or whether a crime occurred. The Memorialize Checklist helps you keep the source of each detail, including what is still unknown.