First, she was called by Amazon. First full stop -- these companies don't care about you enough to call you.

Second, they transferred her to an investigator with the FTC? Then they transferred her to someone with the CIA? Then that CIA agent said, "Withdraw 50,000 in cash, put it in a shoe box, and put it in a car that pulls up in front of your house."???

I know we aren't supposed to blame the victim, but Charlotte Cowles has no business being a "financial advice columnist".