Town of Weddington issued the following announcement on Aug. 20.
Last week, Deputy Joseph Kropp responded to a call in reference to fraud involving an elderly woman that lives in the Town of Weddington. She had received a scam phone call and proceeded to send $10,000 in cash each through two delivery services to a location outside the state of North Carolina. Deputy Kropp was able to stop both packages and retrieve the $20,000 dollars and get it back into her bank account.
Below is a link to the FBI’s Website regarding Scam Phone and Elderly Fraud. Residents are urged to contact the Union County Sheriff’s Office if they have been a victim of fraud. DO NOT EVER send cash, gift cards, or allow remote access to home computers. If you have questions regarding a certain situation please contact the UCSO out of the abundance of caution. We don’t want anyone to be a victim of fraud.
https://www.fbi.gov/…/common-scams-and-crimes/elder-fraud
Original source can be found here.
Source: Town of Weddington
