Livermore police say they thwarted scammers from stealing a shoebox filled with $47,000 in cash from a 77-year-old resident.
Police said on Wednesday, they received a call from a man who said he had received a call from several people who told him his personal information had been compromised in a data breach and in a money laundering scheme.Investigators said the calls came from scammers who claimed to represent two different fraud departments: Amazon's and Wells Fargo's.
Investigators took action, using a tracking number to put a hold on the package to stop it from being delivered. Police said they then managed to retrieve the package and return the money to its owner. Never give your personal or financial information in response to a request that you did not expect
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Livermore police stop attempted scam of elderly man, retrieve $47K in cashLivermore police say they stopped scammers before they could make off with $47,000 in cash from a 77-year-old resident who believed the money would stop his personal information from being compromised in a data breach.
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