I had multiple friends pull me aside about similar email and asked to deal with it confidentially, I've probably had other friends pay up in attempt to avoid hu

I had multiple friends pull me aside about similar email and asked to deal with it confidentially, I've probably had other friends pay up in attempt to avoid humiliation. I think it's well worth talking to friends and family about these types of scams and how to deal with them - they can cause an immense amount of stress, humiliation and potentially financial stress. Nobody deserves to be put through this kind of abuse.