A 73-year-old woman is out thousands of dollars after an online scam.
The woman reported to Saline County Sheriff that she clicked an online link that froze her computer. A pop-up told her that she would need to enter her credit card info to unlock the computer.
She entered her credit card information and a short time later, received a call from her "credit card company" telling her she made multiple charges, and that they needed to be paid immediately or she would be arrested. The "caller" instructed her to purchase $8,000 worth of gift cards.
The women purchased the gift cards at Lowes, ignoring the clerk's concern that this was a scam. Once she provided the "credit card company" with the gift card information, the victim was told that she owed $2,000 more, which she refused to do.
The "caller" then transferred the woman to a person claiming to be from her bank. The victim hung up and called her bank, which is when she learned that the entire transaction was a scam.
