My sister in law fell for one, it was a passport scam where they claim to get detained and need to pay a fee or they will be deported.

They took their time setting it up over several weeks and it worked. She realised when she was explaining to my missus and asking for more money and I raised the alarm.

It was too late and the money was gone.

Poor woman isn’t lucky in the romance department, or in looks. Im not surprised that she was so thrilled to get attention that she ignored all the red flags.