Police: Bank Clerk Saves Senior Citizen From Losing $30,000 in a Scam, But Another Victim Lost $50,000

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SUDBURY – Sudbury Police said an “alert” bank clerk said a senior citizen from a scan which would have cost her $30,000. But another victim unfortunately lost $50,000, and police are investigating.

“On June 1st, our officers responded to 100 Boston Post Rd for what was believed to be a scam. We learned that an alert clerk, noticed an elderly woman at the bitcoin with a large sum of money. The woman was using her cellphone and it appeared she was receiving directions on what she should say and do,” explained Sudbury Police.

“Upon the arrival of the police, we intervened, and learned that the victim had withdrawn nearly $30,000 from a bank account and was convinced that the scam was legit,” said Sudbury Police.

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“We believe that the victim was targeted in a ransomware style attack and she was provided a fake Microsoft support number. The scammer used high pressure sales tactics to convince and scare the victim into believing that depositing the money and converting it to bitcoin was her only option. If it wasn’t for the alert clerk, its likely the money would be gone,” said Sudbury Police.

“Once cash is converted to bitcoin, it is often untraceable,” said Sudbury Police.

“Please speak with your senior friends and family about scams and if money is being demanded over the phone, they should always call someone they trust before doing anything. This is the second time (that we know of) we’ve investigated a large dollar scam at this bitcoin machine, the first victim was not as fortunate, but we still are hopeful that our investigation will allow us to return nearly $50,000,” said Sudbury Police.

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