['My mom got scammed out of hundreds of dollars.', 'Dude! That sucks! I am so sorry about that. What happened?', "It was some internet phishing thing.  She had zero recourse.  I guess it's actually a little lucky she didn't lose more."]
Ugh! That really irritates me. I am so sorry that happened. Too bad they couldn't catch those creeps.
My mother got scammed out of hundreds of dollars.  It was some internet phishing thing.  She had no recourse.