>even then I will make bank transfer to a relative The way the scam is said to work is that someone pretending to be your relative is telling you they are in a

>even then I will make bank transfer to a relative The way the scam is said to work is that someone pretending to be your relative is telling you they are in an unusual situation away from home and it is very urgent so you must send them money in a different way. e.g. "The caller said she was locked up for a misunderstanding between herself and the Mexican state police of Quintana Roo. They needed money for a Mexican lawyer and court costs" (That particular incident, apparently they were impersonating someone who had been to Mexico, but had - unfortunately for the scammer - returned prior to the call) https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/03/scammers-use-ai-enhance-their-family-emergency-schemes https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/03/scammers-us...