Police: Woman scammed out of $33,000

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https://www.ohio.com/news/20190423/regi ... il-24-2019

MACEDONIA

Police: Woman scammed out of $33,000

Police said Monday they are investigating after a Macedonia woman reported April 13 that she was scammed out of $33,000.

According to a police report, the woman said someone claiming to be a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent called her April 11 and claimed that her driver’s license and Social Security numbers were discovered in a vehicle in which a large amount of drugs had been found during a traffic stop in Texas.

The man asked the woman to tell him her Social Security number and that in order for the DEA to protect her information and accounts, she would need to wire transfer $33,000 to a bank account. The man said that once received, the money would be secured so that the courts and drug dealers would not be able to access it.

The woman said she went to the bank and arranged a transfer to a Chicago bank. Later, the man called again and asked that she wire more money. The woman said she spoke with her financial adviser and after he told her it was a scam, she told the man that she would not be sending any more money.

Police said they told the woman they would see what they could do and that she should report the matter to her bank and credit card providers, as well as to the Ohio Attorney General and Social Security Administration’s fraud hotlines.