I think I may have been scammed out of a lot of money by either a old "friend" of my or someone posing as them. About 3 months ago I was contacted on Facebook by someone who I have known for a long time claiming that they needed some money in order to make it through the current time. At first I was very skeptical but when the person sent an audio clip of them speaking as well as references to when we were very young I thought it was legit and sent some money. The person directed me to the Cash App to send money. At first I sent only a small amount of money (I believe about 25 dollars) but over the next 3 months the person kept messaging me asking for some money and in the end I sent several hundred dollars with the expectation that I would receive they money back when the person was able to do so. Well in the last few weeks my money has gotten very low and I asked the person if they could pay some back (but also said that it was ok if they could not do so right now) and mentioned about my situation. Well it now looks like the person has blocked me on Facebook and the entire thing was a scam. I am also starting to think though that the person was forced to do this by someone and was not doing it willingly (which is a felony in its own right). I was wondering if I have any legal recourse in trying to get the money back. Since there was no formal agreement or contract binding the person to repay me I can see why there might not be. However I think the person may have been forced against their will to ask for the money. This is someone who I have been very close to for a very long time and even attended her wedding a few years ago among other things over the years. However I still think it is still possible that she scammed me out of all of the money and never had any plans to pay me back which is why she has now blocked me on Facebook. If there is any legal recourse I would like to know. I do still have all of the receipts on Cash App of the money I sent over the last few months.