FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Police are warning about a series of scams targeting older adults in Nassau County that cost one woman more than $500,000.
A 69-year-old Farmingdale woman got a phone call from a scammer claiming to be an Apple employee on April 6 who told her that her computer and bank accounts were at risk.
He told her to withdraw all her money, travel to Connecticut and transfer it into multiple cryptocurrency digital wallets to keep it safe.
She made several trips to Connecticut, ultimately transferring more than $500,000 from her account.
The victim’s bank told her she had been scammed, and she reported the theft to the police.
A 67-year-old Seaford man sent several thousand dollars to a person he met on Facebook on April 13 while searching for information about a government assistance program.
An 84-year-old Bethpage woman lost almost $10,000 to a scam in which a man claimed to be a lawyer representing her grandson on April 14.
The man claimed he needed money to bail her grandson out of jail. She withdrew the cash and handed it to a man waiting in a silver SUV outside her house
Police warned Nassau County residents and family members of older adults to be vigilant for scams.
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