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 Scammers Steal over $10,000 from Elderly Woman web posted January 9, 2013 MERRIWETHER – Although every media outlet across the country continues to warn citizens of scammers targeting unsuspecting victims with the promise of new found wealth, some fail to heed the warnings. An 88-year-old Merriwether woman called the Sheriff's Office Monday morning to report receiving a phone call telling her she had won a Sweepstakes but had to pay a fee in order to receive the winnings. A sure fire tip that it was a scam, real sweepstakes do not charge you, they give you the money and request nothing in return. The woman told the deputy that she was contacted in November and was told about winning the prize money, but insisted she did not give any personal, credit card or bank information to the caller. Over the following weeks she received additional calls from people claiming to be representatives of the Sweepstakes. Meanwhile, her credit card and bank account were hit with several large transactions; $1,908.27 on Nov. 28, $3,260 on Dec. 4, $5,312.27 on Dec. 7, and another $500 at a later date. The total listed as stolen was $10,980.51 between the two accounts. According to an incident report, the calls were placed from Kingston, Jamaica, making prosecution on the thefts impossible. The woman was advised to contact her credit card company and bank at once to notify them of the fraud. The case was turned over to the Sheriff's Criminal Investigative Division. 1301163 © Copyright 2012 - 2013 All material is property of
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