When Lisa D’Alessandro and her husband had an offer accepted on a new home in New Jersey, her excitement did not last long. Two days later, when lenders requested bank details for their loan, she discovered their savings account was empty. Her credit card was maxed out, too.
It was a Wednesday in November 2023. Earlier that day D’Alessandro’s husband had said he needed to get something from his mother’s house. Preparing dinner for their two young sons, she texted him to ask when he was coming home.
“When are you coming home? I’m going to make dinner,” she recalls asking. “I wrote you a letter via email that you need to read,” he replied.
