> I'm rather confused why not contact a lawyer and pursue legal action? What kind of legal action would you pursue? She likely has no funds whatsoever to go a

> I'm rather confused why not contact a lawyer and pursue legal action? What kind of legal action would you pursue? She likely has no funds whatsoever to go after. I would contact a lawyer in this case, for sure - but I don't think it makes any sense to pursue legal action here - legal action is very expensive, and it is very likely throwing good money after bad money. The only actions that make sense to me are police/interpol complaints, and (possibly, depending on lawyer advice) public naming and shaming - which this website does. Note that the "naming and shaming" doesn't actually give anything back to those who were scammed - it's mostly a public service for the rest of the world.