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