There's two separate issues here: 1. Dealing with Google's failure to remove in a timely manner 2. Dealing with the fraud Comingling them creates a slippery

There's two separate issues here: 1. Dealing with Google's failure to remove in a timely manner 2. Dealing with the fraud Comingling them creates a slippery slope ("I drove my car into a lake because Maps told me to...") that erodes normal expectations of personal responsibility. What should she have done to vet? Go to the website of the party she's transferring the money to and verify the app from their end? That doesn't seem much to expect for a multi-million dollar personal risk.