Detectives Stop Woman From Losing $20K in Bitcoin Scam

Lakeville and Raynham Police prevent Bitcoin scam from targeting resident

LAKEVILLE, Mass. (WLNE) — The Lakeville and Raynham Police Department said that a scam that targeted a resident was prevented Thursday. Police said that the victim’s family visited the Lakeville Police Department after she, a 73-year-old Lakeville resident, had withdrew $20,000 from her bank account and was not answering her calls. Police said that an investigation showed that the scammer had said that a computer virus had affected her, that the…

Detectives stop woman from losing $20K in Bitcoin scam

LAKEVILLE, Mass. (WPRI) — Detectives prevented a 73-year-old woman from being scammed out of $20,000 Thursday, according to Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins. Perkins said the woman's family contacted the Lakeville Police Department just before 2 p.m. after she had inexplicably withdrawn $20,000 from her bank account and was not answering her phone. An investigation revealed that a scammer had contacted the woman and convinced her that her …

Lakeville, Raynham Police successfully prevent $20,000 Bitcoin scam in nick of time, offer tips to not be a victim

LAKEVILLE — Chief Matthew Perkins reports that the Lakeville Police Department, in partnership with the Raynham Police Department, successfully intervened in an active scam on Thursday, preventing a resident from losing $20,000 to a scammer. Thanks to concerned family, the quick investigative wor