An elderly woman lost nearly $250,000 after scammers tricked her into believing she was implicated in a drug-related case. Her son surnamed Lin, 43, told Shin Min Daily News that his mother, 74, had received a call last May informing her that she owed a hospital a $1,000 bill for her medicine. The woman had indeed visited the hospital recently...
The scammers had sent the elderly woman a fake police notice of an 'arrest warrant'.An elderly woman lost nearly $250,000 after scammers tricked her into believing she was implicated in a drug-related case.
The 'police officer' told the woman that a bank card with her name was found during an anti-drug operation and sent her a photo of an 'arrest warrant'. He added that the scammers gave step-by-step instructions to his mother on how to open a new bank account, and even sent someone to visit her home to guide her.
The elderly woman only checked the account an unspecified amount of time later, after being told that 'investigations' had concluded.The woman's family only discovered that she had been scammed of her pension after she lodged a police report at the station.While Lin acknowledged his mother was at fault, he also expressed dissatisfaction towards the bank and insurance company.
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