Texas police officer confronts scammer during scheme | FOX 13 Seattle

[@Sinailionspride]

BOTH the woman who noticed ,and the police officer who helped stop the scam..are total complete absolute HEROES.

[@LoftisforTreasurer]

Yes they are...thank goodness they stepped up. Please remember that the elderly are PRIME targets for scams and we all need to help them!

[@MiddleAgedBob]

The woman with 911 also seemed to grasp what was happening immediately and took it seriously.

[@mikeogden5256]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😊

[@JK-lp6uw]

​@@clashofminiaturesbe nice

[@robertsantiago953]

​@@clashofminiatures Are you into crypto as well ? 😮

[@Wildivn]

The amount of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their lives in danger, but still decided to go through with the recovery for the sake of busting bad scammers. True respect *Strong widget!* If the FBI was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country. Amazing work!

[@rosemary32]

This was legitimately so wholesome. You can tell at the ending of getting your money back that it wasn't scripted at all when *Strongwidget* proposed.… This warmed my heart today! Congratulations guys! So happy for y'all!

[@alexmax6773]

This young man is very talented I just hate the bad reputation rumors and fake allegations but when it comes to money get back he's in his own lane and has his own style and that's what makes *Strong widget* so unique and untouchable‼️..

[@deelauschus7675]

*HONESTLY, HE'S AN AMAZING PERSON. HE USES HIS TIME, MOVES AND BASICALLY HIS LIFE INTO HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE. USING AN EXCELLENT HELP MODEL AS WELL IN MAKING PROFITS, HE REALLY IS STILL DOING IT OUT OF HIS OWN HEART. YOU REALLY ARE A SAINT AND A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PERSON. LOVE FROM ALLSTATE STRONG WIDGET*

[@PauloHernandezXD]

I've seen the bodycam footage; the guy on the phone kept persisting the lady to continue giving money regardless of the officers presence. These scammers are absolute scumbags.

[@darwinjina]

yup. nice thing is that some youtubbers are hunting after and trying to shutdown some of these scammers

[@lawrencecarr4973]

​@@darwinjinai watch his channel sometimes

[@user-nk5uc9fy8w]

No fear when you are on the other side of the planet in an area where the police are complicit in this,

[@gokuvegeta179]

the sad thing is....the scammers is 8K plus miles away. He sounded like those indian scammers.

[@TheOwlGuy777]

Well, they're from India.

[@julee5071]

Bruh the woman who CALLED 911 to stop the old woman is the true hero. She tried to stop her but the old lady wouldnt stop so she called the cops to help. They're both heros but the women needs some recognition too.

[@anncain2432]

Absolutely!

[@cocoshi2306]

Yes, Big thanks to Myndi 🙏🙏

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Another reminder that police need the publics help to do their job effectively, which is a lesson for police officers to care about the public trust they create or destroy with their actions. We Own This city on HBO was based on the true story of a corrupt police squad who were stealing drugs and guns from evidence or people during traffic stops, and selling them back on the street. They also were known by the public for lying and abusing, to the extent that no jury in that area trusted the word of the police, based on their experiences

[@enigmalfidelity]

I'd be visiting the breakers in the back and switching off the one connected to the Bitcoin ATM.

[@TPain79lawguy]

You can even hear the worry in the dispatcher's voice too - all a great outcome and thank God for good people who try to help.

[@PRETTYJOYCema]

Hey bud, I just wanted you to know that everything you do is necessary and thank you so much for what you do. It's more than just a recovery service, you're helping people. You're actually the push for me to get my degree in Information Technology so that I can protect people from heartless people like this. Thank you for all you do *Strongwidget,* you're a genius with a big heart and principles. Support and Respect from Britain

[@woodstream6137]

Now the govt needs tools to go after these scammers

[@ToxcynTV]

They wont.

[@steelionx9255]

I totally agree with Toxcyn. Biden or his handlers are too stupid or corrupt enough to do anything!

[@skiploader85]

They’re in India.

[@TakenTook]

The governments of several foreign countries where most of the scammers are based, need to go after the criminals. Our politicians need to put more pressure on those countries for that to happen, because the authorities in those countries don't seem to care. One way we can convince our politicians to do something about this, is by putting pressure on US-based **companies** who outsource their technical support and other telephone customer service jobs to the same foreign countries. That outsourcing is part of why it is easier for people with certain accents to sound like they are legitimate representatives of certain companies. But until those countries do something about the scammers, our corporations shouldn't be hiring legitimate call centers there either. That's the only way it's going to stop -- when the people living in those countries feel the financial strain of not having American dollars paying their call centers, then they can put pressure on their own law-enforcement agencies and politicians to do something about it. The most the authorities can do here in the United States is go after the local "mules" and drop shipment mailing companies who facilitate sending the victim's cash overseas. That is absolutely something they should do a better job with. But as long as people can do banking online, and on their phones, there's not much authorities can do to stop the electronic transfers of money overseas. And unless somebody notices someone buying gift cards like in the story, that can't be stopped either.

[@dmgfoto4508]

@@skiploader85If you pay close attention. You’ll notice they always have Indian accents. That’s how you it’s a scam!

[@lg-ii6pm]

Thanks to the lady who called 911 and to the officer for stopping this. Banks should keep an eye out for elderly people withdrawing cash!! Hopefully she has adult children who are trustworthy to watch her money and avoid this in the future.

[@aftertheheadlines]

The banks do. My friend 71 yrs old, an educated woman, fell for the exact scam and lost $23,500. She called me four hours after it happened. My questions did the caller have an accent? Yes. Did the bank teller caution you? Yes. Did any red flags go off driving $23,500 in cash from a bank to a gas station? It seemed so real. She said got a call her bank account was compromised. The bank needed her to remove the money and deposit it into a bitcoin machine. She talked to two Indian males who convinced her the tellers were in on her account be compromised. (I asked her if the tellers questioned her). She said they asked her if anyone asked her to remove the money, but she was told to say no because the teller was in on it. The teller asked her what the money was for and she was told to say she was buying a used car, so she did. The teller tried to warn her of scams, but she she thought the teller was in on it. Got her money, drove to a gas station and deposited $23,500. Then the callers told her all her accounts were compromised and told her she needed to remove all her money. This time go to another branch. She did, she went to another branch and the teller could see the previous transaction. Same routine questions and same answers, the teller had to convince her she was being scammed. The police were notified. I would think they would seize the machine and force the parties involved to prove ownership of the cash but that is not how it works. The police would NOT take a report and referred her to the FBI. The FBI said fill out a document online and we will get back to you. It’s been a year and she has never heard back from the FBI.

[@AudibleComprise]

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[@fredhoy6697]

They need to have power of attorney for her and control over her money otherwise this will happen again and maybe by the same people as they already know she's vulnerable.

[@nuttyprofessor]

Talk about nearly avoiding a crisis

[@xrpmjc507]

Everyone in America should pay attention! Elderly citizens need to beware of scams! We all need to help grandma and grandpa right now. Go tell them now.

[@AnastasiaRomanov-w9x]

Some of us grandmas and grandpas aren’t that stupid. I’m 71 and I’m smart enough to know that this is a scam. Plus I don’t have any money. lol.

[@spookrockcity]

Grandma and Grandpa destroyed the country and sold every other generation out.

[@ygg5476]

Not every grandpa or grandma who falls for this is stupid. Mental capacity is different for people of same age. It's not their fault.

[@AnastasiaRomanov-w9x]

@@ygg5476 oh yes it IS stupidity or naïveté. You’re trying to confuse dementia with stupidity, and it won’t work. Just watch the dr. Phil catfish shows and you’ll see that some of these people aren’t even that old. Wake up.

[@blue03r6]

Show them jim Browning's videos from KZbin. He busts these scammers.

[@eligebrown8998]

To the lady at the gas station. Thank you very much for looking out for your fellow person.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Thank you! to all who stepped in to stop this heist.

[@joshualili4328]

I like the way this Man tries to keep his value above all and never uses cuss or bad words to help the audience through his recovery! Hats off to you *Strongwidget* for Helping people with such a healthy and positive content 😃😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.

[@VictoryGerman]

My office is in mykonos Greece..we've got several companies in the same building, last week we've received a message from the facility manager asking us to report any illegal activities related to online scam and this one was from local cyber crime cell. Thanks *Strong widget* on the internet. This thing is happening for real. Keep up with your good work.

[@Benito722]

I worked at Walgreens in 2019 when an old woman asked to buy apple gift cards. Out of curiosity I asked her why and she said it’s to fix her windows laptop. I realized she was being scammed and begged her to not do it. I even got my manager involved and we just pleaded with her to not buy the cards. She got upset saying we didn’t know what we were talking about. She said she would purchase them somewhere else. We even followed her out the store asking her not to do it. All the customers were saying we were heroes but I still felt bad.

[@patmcbride9853]

Lots of people like that, refusing to admit they've been fooled. And they vote.

[@TacitusR]

"It is easier to fool people, than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark Twain

[@im-gi2pg]

The scammers had control of her desktop computer with Anydesk. They had her on the phone too, maybe a landline phone and the scammers who have a hooked fish are relentless, the most expert scammers take over from the entry level scammers and they don’t stop until the mark is wiped out. 1. Her bank 2. Her family 3. The police. All good to contact. Scammer Payback on KZbin has finally gotten the police in the USA and India to step up but it took years. Jim browning too. He finds their exact building location and identifies each scammer and the boss. He published their Facebook family pages with luxury trips and cars. Local Indians hate them too. When scammers neighbors, parents, in-laws, religious community, law enforcement, sees what they are doing, they come down hard. Romance scammers might be an even bigger business. Both are huge and we aren’t doing much to stop it effectively.

[@eligebrown8998]

I would've called the cops at that point

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

at that point its not sad anymore let them be a victim of there own stupidity and arrogance towards people who are trying to help

[@phuongha3113]

Let her call Chase directly so she’ll be convinced that she almost got scammed.

[@zainnnzy]

Bank of America kicked me out for having the audacity to get scammed. So yeah Chase probably wouldn't side with her either. American Banks are so predatory. And it's fucked up how you have a better credit score if you use your credit card vs always having it paid off.

[@michaelgomez3044]

Community Credit Unions are where its at.

[@Lessgo00]

​@@zainnnzyYou're indian your statement is invalid

[@houston5568]

Sometimes they have actually used the main number in the bank; the main thing to do is go directly to the bank especially if they are asking for money or saying that you have a funds problem.

[@AchillesOnYT]

@@Lessgo00 You're racist, your statement is invalid

[@jenn976]

HUGE thanks to the younger woman who noticed and Stepped Up and called 911! And to the law enforcement officer. This scamming happens way, way too much!

[@anncain2432]

Yes, she's the real hero in this scenario!

[@wittydisplayname1761]

I was in a CVS pharmacy one day and the older lady in front of me was trying to buy a cash card. The cashier quizzed her and when the older lady said her grandson was in trouble and she had to send money to someone that called her the cashier refused to sell her the card and told her to call the police. I ask the cashier about it and she said they were trained to recognize such situations. Good on you CVS.

[@BrianDoherty-e8s]

Wonderful of these citizens and the cop to save this elderly woman from an obvious scam. We have a moral obligation to look after our old folks.

[@OnlyAFlame]

i appreciate her getting the money back, never stay idle, this officer deserves a thank you

[@bunnyluver2176]

The clerk too!

[@TanifsThoughts]

As a former bank teller, THANK YOU!! We had to deal with this kind of stuff constantly.

[@sinoverlord409]

A Indian on the other side of the line how shocking.

[@TonyM-zi9rq]

@@billelaal No... If I hear an Indian accent on a random call, I tell them to fk off and never call me again. Scammers the lot of them.

[@FharishAhmedPortfolio]

LoL That's what I said! 😂😂😂

[@FharishAhmedPortfolio]

​@@billelaalWhy? Are you 9/11 or 7/11? What are you going to do, to a Walmart? 😂😂😂

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

​@@billelaalthe usual suspects

[@WessyD123]

@@billelaal trashed by who? black people?

[@BobbieJeanM]

Thank you to the lady for calling the police and the officer for stepping in and preventing a financial disaster for the lady. Just as important, I wish there were a way to stop the fraudulent calls before they ever connect with the intended victim. The people who do this have no conscious!

[@Jennslifelessons]

God bless the woman that saved her and the police officer as well. That poor woman. These scammers are really really hurting thousands of families. I wonder if the police are teaching families especially elderly about scams so they know what to look out for. I feel they should do that for each town to help. Especially ones that elderly folk don’t have family to help them

[@CraigC-h6b]

God bless these citizens for saving this woman 🙏🏻

[@drakeboy2541]

*STRONGWIDGET* you are the inspiration that keeps us vigilant and keeps me teaching other's about these disgusting scammers. Thank you and the team for all the hard work you do. I'm so proud to know that there's people like you who care enough to do what our government won't do. Keep up the great work!!

[@JimmyTimmy-v4n]

Talk to your senior family and educate them about these scams. Make sure they go through you before having to send money to anyone, fake banks and whoever.

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Woman deserves 99% of the credit

[@nobodyspecial9262]

Praise GOD that Lady and LEO stepped in. So glad to see a citizen step up when she saw something that looked odd to help and elderly woman.

[@Demonfireangel]

I don't even answer any calls from unknown numbers. Unfortunately, most older folks I know tend to answer everything that comes thru their cellphone. To me, if the call is important, they will leave a voice message. Most callers never do.

[@darwinjina]

scammers via voip can use any number they choose. so, yea, sadly it can appear that Chase is calling you. Most don't realize that so are caught off guard. (I think due to swattings that more people are aware now)

[@scruf153]

I like the ones that clame to be third party debt collectors company names I never heard of

[@samuels4777]

Yes my dad answered all the time he has a stroke so he doesn’t think and act the same. He got scammed a few times one Facebook marketplace because the seller ask to send the money up front and ghosted my dad. I had to take my dads wallet always because he’s always on his phone since he’s disabled.

[@Demonfireangel]

@@darwinjina Yeah, I've heard of this. It's called "spoofing". It's unbelievable how sophisticated scammers are getting nowadays.

[@Demonfireangel]

@@samuels4777 Sorry to hear that. I feel like the older generation has a different mindset not just with technology, but with people in general. They are too trusting sometimes. They are not aware that there are very malicious actors out there who will scam them for every penny and not feel any remorse doing so.

[@aawrnnc]

I love it when citizens step up to protect others, like this lady who stepped up and called the police to rescue her out of an unjust situation. Kudos for taking notice, stepping up, and protecting that lady from an evil scammer!

[@doc-vg9lq]

this lady should not be in charge of her finances if you're that naive. i really hope it's senility and not naivety tho.

[@Roddy556]

Just genuinely curious where you think we should draw the line? If someone pays for an extended warranty should they have their accounts frozen? What if they are spending money on cigarettes?

[@terryowen6759]

These scammers are very good at convincing people they are the bank and they are very persistent

[@EricaGamet]

A lot of older folks have made sure they have great credit and obey the law... so when these scumbags call and threaten them with legal action by the FBI and other tactics, the folks feel like they have to do anything they can. Don't blame the victims... blame the f**kheads that prey on the vulnerability of old people.

[@Tearflavoredcereal]

There’s millions of them. That’s why these scams are still thriving.

[@antonioo6432]

So true

[@takeitzenman7894]

THANK YOU for the lady who noticed this, and the cop who jumped on the phone!

[@chrissmith9151]

These scammers need to tracked down and dealt with. It would only take a small number to make a difference.

[@darwinjina]

there are a few youtube channels that hunt for those scammer call centers. it is big business

[@scruf153]

cut ties with Idia simple

[@brandonclark8395]

Yep

[@marcus81884]

Most of them are in India and thay pay the cops there to look the other way and if try to fight back thay will swat you I seen it a lot of times

[@monsoonBloom]

Watch scammer payback page! He's proof, little is being done because the cops in the other country, India, are in on it

[@newhorizon1355]

The boldness level of the scammer is scary, but gives insight to why uber driver got shot by scammed victim deceived by scammer.

[@stephencalamita3384]

Thank God these two Angels were there

[@pinkoceanflower3045]

You think that’s bad, my aunt (age 66) gave a so called romantic scammer more than $160,000! We warned her that this man is a scammer and she was in denial, and claims that he’s interested in her. She still hasn’t met this man. So, we can’t do nothing to stop her; just let her throw it all away and hopefully, not her house eventually.

[@davidroberts7808]

That woman is no hero.....No, she's much more. She's an angel sent from God to protect that elderly woman.

[@Shoemender79]

Awesome job that lady who spotted this 👏 you are truly amazing and and you have a beautiful soul,cause you saw something wrong happening to a vulnerable person and you helped i prey you have a happy ling life full of happiness and luck ❤

[@kyled2329]

No a lady saved her. The cop helped.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Can’t we agree that it was teamwork?

[@kyled2329]

Dont give all the credit to the cop in the headline.

[@lescocat1501]

I’m giving all the credit to the cop. Blinded by hate. The lady told 911 she couldn’t get her to stop

[@stevenmitchell1]

​​​​@@lescocat1501 Why was the cop there? If you were brighter than a gnat, you would know that if the lady hadn't called the police, there would have been no police officer there to help her. I'm so tired of gnats posing as people in the US.

[@darwinjina]

@@stevenmitchell1 she had already tried to stop the woman and explained that it was a scam, but she refused to listen and yelled back. It took the cop to actually stop the woman. Interesting the scammer even used an uber to transport the lady from her retirement home and was facetiming her. I believe that the officer and the store worker are being rewarded in the next city meeting.

[@mrhappy4521]

Awesome on the folks who stopped this👍❤️🇺🇸

[@jeremyrude6883]

If these huge corporations would stop selling our phone numbers this scam would be cut in more then half

[@jeffgo8658]

Sad to see gullible senior citizens not being taken cared for and watched out for by their family....

[@Dan-nz2iw]

Probably for good reason

[@kristentindle3075]

I love hearing stories about how one human being is looking out for the best interest of other human beings that they don't know! This is how the world is supposed to work. My hat is tipped to the woman who took notice as well as the police officer that helped this elderly woman. We need to hear more stories like this

[@DCI226]

This kind of thing happened to my 92-year-old uncle. They basically hypnotized him over the phone.

[@fjones1914]

What did they tell her to convince her to hand over her money? I hope she doesn't fall for this mess again!

[@lellius]

It's called a refund scam en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpayment_scam

[@Roddy556]

Probably told her she had money that wasn't hers and would be in trouble if she didn't return it.

[@terryowen6759]

There are youtube videos showing just how they do this

[@williambabb811]

They say her bank account has been compromised and she needs to withdrawal all of her money and put it into the machine for safekeeping until they can secure her account

[@tsheringsherpa407]

Cops doing the job the way it should be done , serve and protect . Hats off to the officer

[@luischannel04]

East India people you know it’s a scam! Glad he got caught.

[@youwontlikemysteeze2945]

unlike the financial institutions here in the US, right? they scam us legally.

[@pmitch8235]

Finally people are paying attention to what is going on with the elderly. Good job!

[@ToxcynTV]

Why is it that the government allows this to happen for decades?

[@kyled2329]

Allows? What are they alloeing? The old lady was dumb. Why would chase ask you to send them bitcoin?

[@9sheri9]

​@@kyled2329 She's not "dumb," she was taken advantage of. GTFO with that garbage, heartless fool

[@kingsleynwofe1244]

​@@kyled2329This can happen to you when you're 80yrs old. Stop calling her dumb you 🤡

[@mizzury54]

What gives you the idea that it is allowed to happen ?

[@mizzury54]

​@@kyled2329She's old for Christ's sake. Are you that stupid not to recognize the problem here ?

[@Shiva-ld6bw]

These sick nasty bastards prey on the elderly, it's such a shame they actually get away with it. Thank you for calling 911 lady, you're a true hero....

[@joeanthony8087]

When scammers call me I’ll scream or say what’s your favorite scary movie and they hang up 😂😂😂

[@scruf153]

I use to play with them money can not be transfered without a password nor can open another account without a password so I played with them till the end and say no money in my bank account they hang up quick

[@doubleM1986]

I do the same.

[@DonutVIP]

Nah ill waste their time, want to curse sure let's curse, want to say something let's do it, I have all the time lmao

[@AlisonCasilli]

I ask how they got my number and then scream take my number out of your system...they hang up fast then because they KNOW that they are supposed to stop calling when you say that so they try to "not hear" you say that. Our government needs to have a little chat with the country where these scammers originate from. They are not hard to find, even with the pitiful attempt to show a local number when they call you.

[@gustavocervantes5604]

Crazy how elderly people believe this

[@dominicr9068]

Thank u so much officer and thank u to the attendant for being alert.

[@AaaaNinja]

Banks also aren't going to tell you that you're in danger. If they felt someone was ACTUALLY in danger they would go to law enforcement because that's not their job.

[@BenedictWest-x7k]

Those scammers from India and Nigeria they are very slicks good scammers!

[@scruf153]

they make you want to vacation there every year don't they

[@Tearflavoredcereal]

Not really, they just know there’s tons of dummies over here.

[@aao449]

Please leave “Nigeria” out of this. There’s a TV series called “AMERICAN GREED” that describes Americans aptly. CNBC. Thousands of episodes describing the typical American flashy, “wealthy” private jet-flying common thieves. Google “American Greed”. Americans are literally stealing each others homes from squatting to stealing property titles. Remove the logs out of your own very eyes. You’ll do and say anything to avert attention from your culture of embezzlement, fraud, corruption, bribery…I mean “lobbying”.😅

[@JaneDoe-ql7sc]

Thank goodness for Mindy Jordan's alertness to what was going on & for calling 911! She shows a good example for others too! And Officer Stewart is an absolute hero!!

[@3mPeRaToR]

This is the reason for me hanging up my phone when I hear a foreign accent caller. Specifically indian or African accents.

[@2ingrams]

Cop did a Great job stopping that lady from being robbed by them low lifes.

[@newmexicoballer3867]

Something tells me she's going to fall for the scam again. I feel that she doesn't quite understand it's a scam.

[@jonny-b4954]

Yeah, quite absurd. Just an utter lack of logic. It could be she's simply so old she's lost that part of her mind, maybe she never had it. But truly appalling how gullible some people are. Not near as appalling as the losers on the other end of the phone though.

[@lesmiller1739]

Not absurd at all. This is how casinos make their money.

[@patmcbride9853]

That's why more than a few elderly people need to be placed under conservatorship.

[@elcajoia619]

Absolutely!

[@jonny-b4954]

@@patmcbride9853 And their licenses taken away. More end of life hospice care available. Modern medicine does do harm actually, in my opinion, in extending the life of some of these people past reason. I mean, my great granny can't see, can't walk, can't do anything, and they bring her back when she had a heart attack. I get it, save a life if you can, but she's 94 freaking years old. Now it's just a strain on her family with a miserable quality of life filled with drugs and endless nurses coming and going... for what? I know inside she hates it, she was super independent up until 89-90 years old. Still went on cross country trips with her sister, could keep up with me at Disney even. It's a shame she's been put in this situation.

[@kailaniandi]

Mindy Jordan was the wise woman that noticed in the first place. Both are heroes to the community.

[@aftertheheadlines]

The woman saved her, the cop responded to a service call based on the woman’s call. She is the hero.

[@Ptrocles]

Woman called the police to say she couldn’t stop the lady…but keep reaching honey

[@williamrahming5401]

I’m so thankful for that woman and the officer!!! God bless them and God protect our elders. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ChopperChad]

I wonder what scams I'll fall for 50 yrs from now

[@gag141]

It's sad how stubborn old people will get when they are getting scammed. People are telling you its a scam, and they're like nope gotta get the gift cards or in this case feed the machine

[@troy.peters]

The lady in the store did a great job and the right thing. What she also could have done was unplugged the machine.

[@Roddy556]

Interesting idea. Maybe they need to put a 24 hour hold on bitcoin transactions or something?

[@scruf153]

the store does not own the machine

[@Roddy556]

@@scruf153 no one implied that it did

[@Windrider6]

It's a shame that there are so many mentally incompetent people with lots of money who don't have anyone to care enough about them to stop them from being scammed.

[@TheCFD_Dude]

There was another incident just like this where one of the scam hacking KZbinrs (those that revervse engineer into the scammer's own systems) was watching this sort of transaction from the scammer's POV. They tried their damnest to contact the woman to stop her, to contact the business she was at (they did manage to get an employee to try and disuade her but she wasn't having any of it.) and even was in contact with the local area's dispatch, but they said it was a her issue and nobody was ever dispatched out to stop her sending the scammers money.

[@SuperTrb0]

The woman who noticed and call the police is the real hero here. That lady was clearly in distress and was being taken advantage of. Good on the woman who went with her gut and took action.

[@bjkjoseph]

It sucks getting old in this world

[@terrencemann2881]

how anyone falls for this is just amazing. do not take any calls from a foreign sounding person! period.

[@realname2158]

The fact that people still fall for it is mind boggling. She must have not been watching the news for the last 10 years to be that gullible.

[@jodypat5054]

Only people who didn't come from KZbin are worthy of liking this *Strong widget* 🏆 what a journey it’s been! this £200,000 recovery has been an inspiration to us all, congrats!!! ❤️

[@highwayzzz1]

Wow the scammer new it was the police and he was still upset about stopping the money

[@xDORANBOLTx]

I wish I was on the news...I own a business and these scams happen almost every day....elderly people trying to buy gift cards to pay for something....now these scammers tell them to call me back or I'll call you in 10 minutes or say I'm going to put you on hold but really they didn't they can still hear them...when anyone who gets the gift cards at my store I basically ask them what's it for I apologize for asking this but it's for your safety

[@IAmYourTuber]

The old lady thought she was going to get in trouble for not following through. These ppl are evil and get into their heads with lies. 😢

[@dan7163]

I think highly of workers who look out for fellow good people. She is the hero here. And a cop who gave a sh!t. Rare combination.

[@kananisha]

You would be surprised how many people fall for these scams

[@craigklein5563]

It's unfortunate that too many old people lack basic Common Sense these days.

[@tamjeanell]

They are 'old' and from a generation that was trustworthy

[@YuYuYuna_]

It's not that they lack it, they just aren't mentally 100% "here." A lot of old people have issues with thinking clearly in general and so when they hear someone say "hi we are with ____ company, you owe us $30,000" they just think "oh well I guess i did something wrong somehow, I forget stuff so much" because they're at that age where stuff just slips their minds and they forget.

[@Roddy556]

​@@YuYuYuna_not being mentally here= lacking sense. They may have made better decisions in the past but unfortunately not now.

[@lisaa7011]

Omg, we get that all that time at Walmart, mostly wanting them to buy gift cards. I tell them outright they are getting scammed, and refuse the sale.

[@Leadman1989]

Based store employee many wouldn't notice and many wouldn't care.

[@PruneHub]

Scambaiters do their best to stop these dirtbags, but too often the cops don't take them seriously. This officer and the woman who saw it are heroes!

[@jonny-b4954]

Good on them. It blows my mind how gullible some people are. Poor lady but come on now. Your bank will never call you and have you do some roundabout nonsense like that.

[@terryowen6759]

There are more than one scam out there, an actual smart guy from Florida almost fell for a missed jury duty scam

[@Tearflavoredcereal]

There too many dumb people out there and the scammers know it.

[@thinline8504]

AS A FRAUD CRIME UNIT INVESTIGATOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT I see this all the time..... unfortunately .. sooo sad.. NOW CALL APS ON HER OLD ASS, AND TAKE AWAY HER PHONE, AND COMPUTER ASAP. they wont stop.

[@akshonclip]

I know of a retired judge that this happened to. No elderly individuals are immune. Keep your eyes and ears open for them.

[@dallasryder8125]

If the woman hadn’t took note of the scam. Police wouldn’t have been called and that old lady would’ve lost it all. She needs to be put in a home

[@falls2488]

there are scams and scammers everywhere you turn...be careful!!

[@scruf153]

people still say I am crazy for believing trust no one fear everyone

[@Stuart_little_96]

God bless our officers.

[@nickferro6627]

I’m all for a national block on any calls from India/pak and we should remove all call centers from there

[@AlisonCasilli]

We cannot remove call centers from there so that won't work, but the national block on calls from them is a good idea. Except then people won't be able to call customer service for some very large companies that are based here in the US but outsource the work to those countries so that probably wouldn't happen either. Money makes the world go round, yaknow.

[@MrSubsound90]

That officer should get recognized for this. So many cops look the other way or decide it's not their problem. This is the kind of policing that should be encouraged. Kind, helpful, and knowledgeable.

[@Wildivn]

The amount of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their lives in danger, but still decided to go through with the recovery for the sake of busting bad scammers. True respect *Strong widget!* If the FBI was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country. Amazing work!

[@aware2action]

It is all because of overseas call centers🤔 Partly the big corporations that are responsible for these outsourcing are to blame🤞🤣

[@scruf153]

bring back local phone operators every city/town use to have them and buss lines

[@conniewahl2864]

this officer deserves a hero award............good for him and the woman deserves to be recognized for she seen what was going deserves the key to the city for helping people as did the officer..........Good for them

[@ashton8878]

Old people are so gullible.

[@marksimonds13]

You'll be there one day...

[@Ward413]

There’s a reason Sean Hannity is so successful.

[@darwinjina]

@@Ward413 good way to reveal yourself without saying it.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

​@@Ward413😅

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

​@@darwinjina... what exactly did he reveal? Not everyone likes hannity... I use to but he's a shill

[@quietstorm6553]

The saddest part of this story is realizing the lady had no one to discuss the "error" with before taking action.

[@juansanchez-kg2to]

They can easily put an end to these scammers

[@newmexicoballer3867]

How?

[@wesss9353]

How much did pedo Biden send to Ukraine?

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

@@newmexicoballer3867 Watch Scammer Payback, Pleasant Green, nanobaiter, Jim Browning, Trilogy Media, & some channel with only 4 small case letters. They gather all the evidences for the police in India, like location, building, floor, CCTV footage, excel database of all their victims, pictures of the scammers on Wastebook. The police doesn't do anything because they're in on it themselves, like getting a cut from the scammers.

[@JK-lp6uw]

Do tell genius

[@ct6852]

These scammers are out of control. It needs to stop. They do so much damage. I lost $1700 last month and I'm really pissed off about it. So many different kinds.

[@scruf153]

use a password on your bank account that way they can't open an account somewhere else in your name

[@ct6852]

@@scruf153 Yeah that's a good idea. Mine was more of a shipping scam, though. Was trying to buy some thc sleep aids and this fake shipping contacted me and said they needed all this 'refundable' money to get it past customs in Canada. I sent thru Zelle like a dummy. I have had good experiences with Zelle...but this one sucked. Have been trying for a month to get the payment reversed. It's a nightmare.

[@DeenaMilkers]

thank do those women stopped her

[@generalzod7959]

Scary how trusting so many old people are.