> Second - if am being asked to transfer money by say my fake relative I would surely do some verbal grilling first. Sadly, you are only one person on a planet

> Second - if am being asked to transfer money by say my fake relative I would surely do some verbal grilling first. Sadly, you are only one person on a planet of more than 7 billion. I worked with someone whose mother had been scammed multiple times by folks claiming to be his (deadbeat) brother. Social engineering works, especially as the attacks get more sophisticated.