A Salina man was swindled for over $90,000 after responding to a robo call he thought was from the Internal Revenue Service.
Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a man in his 70's who lives in central Salina was convinced a phone call from a scammer was from the IRS - and he began to respond to a man in Ohio.
The threat of being arrested led him to send a $23,000 check, a box filled with $55,000 in cash and 29 prepaid Visa cards worth $14,500 to a couple of people running the scam.
Police were notified by the victim's bank ...
A Salina man was swindled for over $90,000 after responding to a robo call he thought was from the Internal Revenue Service.
Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a man in his 70's who lives in central Salina was convinced a phone call from a scammer was from the IRS - and he began to respond to a man in Ohio.
The threat of being arrested led him to send a $23,000 check, a box filled with $55,000 in cash and 29 prepaid Visa cards worth $14,500 to a couple of people running the scam.
Police were notified by the victim's bank ...