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A few friends and I went down to santa lucia, cuba last summer. We had a great time. One night at a beach party I met this pretty woman. She spoke a little english.

We talked for hours. Eventually, one thing led to another and I got her and her cousin a room at our resort. But like everyone could guess, she spend the night in my room. Dont really know what it was, but I kinda liked her.
And she said that she liked me as well. We kept in touch after I returned to Canada.

I'd call her couple times a week and send her emails, pretty much every other day. After about two months, I got this special email from her, in which she wrote that she loves me and the "one" night she had with me was the most beautiful night in her lifetime and bla bla bla. Why is this email so special? Because she addressed me as Paul. (My name is not Paul) So after a couple emails back and forth in turns out the email I received was intended for someone else, well for Paul.

So ever since then, I stopped calling her and emailing her. After about 4 weeks I received another email saying that she is pregnant and that its mine. I did make the mistake on the last night with her. She insisted that I shouldn't use protection and that she takes some pills. Now, my question is: How do I make sure that the baby is actually mine and not Paul's or someone elses? And if it is mine, what does the cuban law expect from me for support? Is there a monthly/yearly sum I need to pay? If it is 100% my baby, then I will surely do whatever I can.
Just wondering what the laws say in such cases.
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Feb 21, 2011
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Cuban Culture Si!
by: Silvana

Dear Santi,I have been to Cuba many time's and have lived with it's people,so i know what i'm talking about.
My own relationship with a Cubano is proof of this "Culture",having several failed relationship's and kid's to date, he cannot be sure if he is the father,but support's them anyway.
The sexual promescuity run's rampant in Cuba,and is well known for it's "Sex Tourism",i'm sure you are aware of this.
Whether it be political,or economical,or personal,there is no family stabilization in Cuba.
I have travelled extensively throughout Cuba from end to end,and it's all the same-no family value's what so ever,I am stating a fact, not being prejudiced against Cuba,for I know that it happen's in all country's,but is more relevant in Cuba,example,my cuban's friend mother's has 4 kid's by 4 different men,no famliy stability there.
And this scenerio is repeated over and over again all over Cuba.
So I have decided that because of all this excess baggage my friend has, to stop any further involvement with him,and the sad part is,that his kid's and step bro's and sister will carry on this "Culture" for generation's to come.

Jan 13, 2011
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RE: Silvana
by: Santi

Silvana, It is a shame that you have visited Cuba and left feeling cheated and lyed to but I think that you must remember that there are lying cheating scummy men from all countries in the world. Reading your comments on this page and some of the other forum pages you sound almost rascist

"From what I witnessed when I went to Cuba no one ever know's who the real father is,even when married and the father abandon's the family,it's usually the grand-parent's who raise the child while the mother prostitue's herself for a living,it is Cuban Culture."

The father leaving and the mother prostituting herself is not cuban culture. It happens everywhere in the world, in some places more then others but I feel for you to state this as "Cuban culture" is openly rascist and misguided. I was born in London, England but my mother is cuban and when visiting Cuba I realise that much more of my friends here come from broken homes then there.

Dec 06, 2010
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Hi Liza
by: Anonymous

Thank you for empathizing. I feel worse hearing that women have gone through similar scams.

As for your question. The reason i initiated the contact with this girl was because she was blond. I initially thought she was a tourist too. It turned out that she had her hair colored. I kind of wondered where they would get the $$$ to color their hair when they make 25 pesos a month. She also had a cell phone. One of the newer version than mine. I guess those things should have made me think twice before i befriended her. Well too late now. But yeah. I believe she is not a Mulatto or Afro-cuban.

Nov 27, 2010
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Certain Cuban Are Way More Devious/Manipulative /Desperate Than Others.
by: Liza

Sam read your post with interest. I am so sorry you were duped in this way.

I was too. I met a guy in Santiago, he was cute, Afro Cuban, a musician but a player.

I got the feeling he was hitting on me purely as a means to a visa or flight out of Cuba. He kept on and on about the disgrace that a classically traned musician such as him could be earning so little. He introduced me on the first night to his father and step mom. His father is also a musician who has travelled around the world so is aware of how to manipulate the system and play the foreigners.

Months of emails flowed, all declaring his love for me. It all seemed a bit too rushed, too desperate. I mean I was not even sure of my feelings for the guy. Sure he was a nice guy with a great family, cute puppy, sweet step brother.

But to me it was all a bit too contrived. Too quick too desperate.

As I said he is Afro Cuban. I have read many accounts on here about scammers. What percentage of them are Mulatto or Afro Cuban?. Was your friend Mulatto?.

Do not get me wrong. I am not a racist. Some of my closest friends are mixed race of every nationality, Asian, Hispanic, African.

But it dawned on me reading the posts on here, ,and from my own experience, that the vast majority of Cuban hustlers, con men jinteros, tend to be of Afro Cuban origin or are Mulattos.

I have noticed that there is a pecking order in Cuba a real discrimination, though they would never admit to it.

I did not see too many black managers, senior hotel staff, government ministers, professionals doctors, engineer who were black. Mostly they worked as security guards or cleaners.

My friend seemed to be the exception, a talented professional musician. It does seem that real talent in music sport manages to break through the race barrier in Cuba. But they are the exception to the rule.

Could that be why so many hustlers and Jiniteros/Jiniteras tend to be of Afro Cuban or Mixed race heritage?.

Nov 24, 2010
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Thank you ladies.
by: Author Sam

Hello Silvana and Michelle,
Thank you both for your wishes and advice. Your stories do reassure my guesses. I think I am bit more clear now. I am sorry for what you had to go through Michelle. I understand the pain and anger you would have gone through.

I did a bit more research and found out that there is no legal obligation on the father if he is not cuban. Don't get me wrong, if it my kid, i would be happy to support it. But I dont know if I would want to pay for another guys kid.

And...I am sorry for Paul. He probably doesnt know her true face yet.

Thank you again ladies.

Nov 23, 2010
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Block Her Emails.
by: Michelle

It's a scam to extort a lifetime of child support payments for a child that is no yours.

As Silvana says the father is her Chulo Jinitero, and the pair of them are in on it
They see you as a mug, a lifetime ATM to fund their offspring.

How many other foreigners has this whore conned into bed and tricked into not using a condom?.
My ex bombarded me with emails declaring his love, how he misses me, yet tried a major scam when I returned by refusing to sign the casa particular register. Why?.

Because he knew he could make a lot more if we were caught 'In The Act' at his ramshackle Aguelo's home which he pretended was his room.

The sex was not great, it was contrived and cold and I left him and walked away fast to my casa.
He followed me in shock down the street, stunned that I would dare to leave him on he bed in a state of undress when I should be whispering sweet nothings in his ear instead.

I was on to him. In his village they are all in on scams. The police, his alcoholic father who abandoned him at birth, his mom who also abandoned him at 5 to marry a guy she met in Havana.

The truth came out one night after a few cervezas and his guard was down.
"Who the hell would have paid the fine if immigracion /tourst police found you in my room, me?? Would you expect me to pay all that money??"

I looked at him in disgust and told him I knew what he was up to and it was why I had walked and left him on his beat up old lumpy bed alone.
I have not contacted him since.

You have to be one step ahead with a Cuban. You need to think like them but beat them at their own game.

Nov 23, 2010
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D N A !!
by: Silvana Teresa

Hi There,re: child support in Cuba.
From what I witnessed when I went to Cuba no one ever know's who the real father is,even when married and the father abandon's the family,it's usually the grand-parent's who raise the child while the mother prostitue's herself for a living,it is Cuban Culture.
But if she harrasses you or send's any legal paper's wait till the baby is born and then get a D N A test done on the baby immediately.
She is probably pregnant by her Cuban Chulo Jinetero and are using you to pay for it.
Stay cool do not answer any communication from her,if you get any legal paper's just have your lawyer respond to her.
Best of luck to you.
Silvana Teresa

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