A catfish stole all my mother's money and framed her for federal fraud. Then he sent me an email.

So long story short, my mom was catfished out of every cent to her name. This started like 10-15 years ago which left her near destitute (we didn't know about it at the time). Then her sister passed and left her a sizeable inheritance, which of course this asshole took from her as well.

About a year and a half ago, 2 people from the FBI show up at her apartment to talk to her. Apparently the catfisher had been using her as a 'money mule.' 6 months later I get a dozen missed calls from the same unknown number in the span of a few hours. When I finally pick up, it's my mom hysterically telling me she's been arrested. We later found out it for defrauding a Michigan school district, so the catfisher somehow framed her as well. She's been extradited out of state and sitting in jail for just under a year, facing two counts of felony fraud on a $300,000 bond we can't afford.

This morning (Saturday) at 2am I get an email in broken English from "Fiden Finance" saying they're contacting me about my mom's case. They're going to "clear it off her record and set her free." All they need from me is a "security deposit." Obviously shady as fuck. I haven't talked about this situation much to anyone, so I can only assume it's the same scammer.

I'll skip over how fucking furious I am. What can I do now that I'm in contact with them? I know it's a long shot bordering on impossible, but I'd love nothing more than to be able to track them down, or even have someone hack them. More than anything I'd like to be able to get something that will help my mom's case.