84-year-old woman who lost life savings to scammer thought she was 'helping the government'

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date April 1, 2023, 1 p.m.
Last Updated April 1, 2023, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/savings-account-ftc-scam-calls-money-laundering/13065020/

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A scammer used fear and intimidation to steal thousands of dollars from an 84-year-old North Carolina woman. She says she gave up her savings to "help the government," and now she's using her voice to help you. "The whole time I kept telling him, 'I know you're scamming me. I kno...