You never know how you will respond to a situation until you are in it. In this case the scammer threatened family and seemed to have inside information on the

You never know how you will respond to a situation until you are in it. In this case the scammer threatened family and seemed to have inside information on the victim. Instead of victim blaming it's important to spread awareness of how this happens in the first place: answering inbound requests: phone, email, social media, etc. Best not to answer cold contacts of any kind.