An 83-year-old East Bay woman fell victim to a scam where she was tricked into sending nearly $50,000 via Coinstar and Coinme machines after receiving a call claiming to be from her grandson in trouble. The scammer manipulated the woman by pretending he had been arrested due to a car accident and needed bail money.
An 83-year-old East Bay woman says she was scammed out of nearly $50,000 and the scammer utilized Coinstar and Coinme.An 83-year-old East Bay woman lost nearly $50,000 to a scam. Now, she's warning others about the call she believed she received from her grandson and why there's no way to get her money back now."A man said, I have your grandson. He was so distraught and crying," said Lois.Through sobs, she said he explained, "I've had too many beers.
One by one she fed $100 bill after $100 bill into the machine, taking crypto account instructions from someone on the other end of the phone.A Walnut Creek woman says Chase bank allowed 35 people to be fraudulently added as authorized users to her credit card without her knowledge. "'Are you sure this is not a scam?' and I said, I'm fine, I'm fine and she said I think you should check on this," recounted Lois."Hi, how are you? How you doing? And he replied, doing fine, how are you," Lois explained.Bay Area victims of a cryptocurrency scam, often referred to as"pig butchering," are bravely sharing their stories in an effort to warn others."She said I want you to sit down, something horrible has happened," said Lisa.
In an email, the company apologized to Lois but explained due to the nature and design of cryptocurrency, the transactions are irreversible, and Coinme no longer has the funds in custody.
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