Yeah man it's wild how people could fall victim to this type of thing.
There's so many things that go into this, and a lot of it is deep understanding of using psychology to manipulate people and then once you get your hooks into them go as far as you can. Unfortunately for the people we know.. they got really far before it ended.
It’s very sad. Right now, I think they need emotional support. They’re probably at the lowest of the low right now and it’s understandable considering the gravity of the loss, and it’s difficult to predict what people in these positions will or will not do.