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Scam text costs Louisiana woman her life savings

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ROBERT — For many, spam text messages and phone calls are part of everyday life. One woman in Tangipahoa Parish replied after receiving a spam text message, and it ended up costing her thousands of dollars. Virginia Wilson had grand plans to build a small house where she could live out the rest of her days. Those dreams crashed in June when she mailed off her life savings to a stranger living out of state."They were going to help me," she said.I…

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Scam text costs Louisiana woman her life savings

ROBERT — For many, spam text messages and phone calls are part of everyday life. One woman in Tangipahoa Parish replied after receiving a spam text message, and it ended up costing her thousands of dollars. Virginia Wilson had grand plans to build a small house where she could live out the rest of her days. Those dreams crashed in June when she mailed off her life savings to a stranger living out of state."They were going to help me," she said.I…

·Baton Rouge, United States
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WBRZ broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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