They do send it to people. Still, your best bet is not to engage at all... If you respond and especially send money they are a lot more likely to keep pushing. Its good to remember they are doing it to people constantly testing who bites and will move on pretty quickly. Police etc are useless as it's overseas and they have no resources or jurisdiction. The best damage control is to warn everyone not to open their message requests. The message is usually written ALL IN CAPS so can be a good sign to let friends/family look out for. Sorry you are going through this, it is absolutely awful.
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