If my cousin (in US too) was equally skeptical, I'd contact either the US embassy or Ecuador embassy and arrange a wellness check with local LE. But while that offer and others stand, that's not my jurisdiction presently. Regarding travel resources, I live well enough but have to look steeply upward to see the poverty line, negating such options. For now, I'm satisfied being a fool.

Ah, I misunderstood, thinking that your cousin lives close to your aunt. I was suggesting that somebody physically close could do the video call.