WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 79-year-old woman lost $25,000 after being swindled into converting her cash into Bitcoin.
Police say the woman, who resides in Wilkes-Barre, came to their headquarters to report that she had fallen victim to a scam.
The woman told police that she received a notification on her computer that her bank account had been compromised and called the phone number that was provided.
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Once on the phone, the woman was instructed to withdraw money from her bank account and send it to the suspect's Bitcoin account.
"The suspect proceeded to advise the victim as to how to transfer the cash utilizing a Bitcoin ATM. The victim transferred a total of $25,000 to the suspect," police said in their report.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
