I may have believed if he asked for $1000-3000...
Maybe you would've been ready to loose bigger sums because of your own carelessness of thinking an assumed sum befits the personality of a beggar. The fact remains that the guy has red flags all over his request
even if I should put aside the fact that he asked over telegram which is scam zone, He is asking to refund in a couple of hours

, he should have waited for the hours to come by and use his own money unless he is under duress which is yet another red flag for funds borrowing.
Conclusion, never trust anyone from telegram as well as discord. Use a private channel when it imvolves financial deal. Make them sign message or shift to move secure private chating platform like SimpleX.
I don't know what you think but I'm not giving any nigga a dime over any social media platform, especially when there is no valid collateral and I'm sure you don't have a lot to loose if you relocate from your current space with my money. Every social media platform can breed scam which makes it an unhealthy place for any financial dealings.