Help Linda Recover from Being Financially Scammed

Hi, my name is Diana and I am raising money to try to help my 76 year old mother Linda Khandro. Over a 5 month period, she was scammed out of her retirement savings. Over 400k.

We are aiming for 45k to help cover some immediate bill necessities until she can find a new job. We also hope to hire a cyber security expert to help investigate in case there's any chance of recouping some of the stolen money.

So what happened? In June of this year, her computer was hacked. She was scammed and lied to by someone impersonating a high level person at the Federal Trade Commission in the US. They convinced her that she was under investigation and an arrest warrant was imminent. The only way to protect her assets was to transfer everything to their 'firm.' They even convinced her to RETIRE EARLY from her teaching career to access her retirement funds.

They made her believe that once the investigation was over, the funds would be returned. They threatened and intimidated her into silence by telling her she couldn't tell ANYONE or she would be arrested under 'The Privacy Act.'

This went on for five months. Linda is now without a job after a 31 year teaching career, which she can no longer return to. Her retirement funds are gone. She is facing a stunning tax bill, no reliable income and a terrifyingly insecure future.

Linda has cut off all communication with the scammers and has reported to the police and FBI (She lives in Seattle - I am in Toronto.) But it's a slow and bureaucratic nightmare to navigate.

Although it's difficult to wrap your head around how anyone could scam a 76-year-old scientist who plays the harp and grows beautiful irises in her garden, she is shouting her misfortune from the rooftops to hopefully help other seniors avoid this same level of fraud.

Please consider donating $5, $10 or even $20 to help a beautiful woman find a little relief from being a victim of the worst of humanity.