UPS Employee Helps Elderly Man Get Money Back From Scam - Fox 8 Cleveland
An 84-year-old Eastlake man got back more than $5,000 he sent to someone who scammed him, thanks to an alert UPS employee, police said.
Eastlake Police Detective Ted Kroczak said the scam started with a phone call to the elderly man.
“They’re actually identifying themselves as federal agents,” Kroczak said.
Kroczak said the convincing scammer told the man he was to get more than $500,000, but first he had to pay the 1% tax on it: $5,250 in cash.
An 84-year-old Eastlake man got back more than $5,000 he sent to someone who scammed him, thanks to an alert UPS employee, police said.
Eastlake Police Detective Ted Kroczak said the scam started with a phone call to the elderly man.
“They’re actually identifying themselves as federal agents,” Kroczak said.
Kroczak said the convincing scammer told the man he was to get more than $500,000, but first he had to pay the 1% tax on it: $5,250 in cash.