A quick-thinking store clerk in Iowa saved an 85-year-old woman from an expensive phone scam.
Winterset Police Department Chief Ken Burk said the woman was a customer at a Dollar General Store. She came in Monday to buy a $500 gift card but she was on the phone during her visit and that seemed suspicious.“It was a typical scam that we hear too frequently,” Burk said. “They actually instructed her to not tell anyone, to not let them know she was on the phone.”“I asked her if this was for somebody on the phone and she whispered yes.
Police said the woman had been on the phone with the scammer for two hours. He told her she needed to send him $500 to collect a $2.5 million prize.Burk said he eventually called the crook himself and he answered.According to Burk, the scammer responded by saying the woman was going to die with her money and he needed the woman’s money to build a house and take care of his family.
“Incredible that they say something like that and can be so cold and callous to the people that are losing their hard-earned money,” Burk said.“She did a great thing. She is definitely a hero for us,” Burk said“It finally came about that my training was necessary. And I’m grateful that I was able to help her,” Taylor said.
Police say the caller was likely overseas and to never give money to someone who wants you to pay to collect an alleged prize.
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