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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Stephanie Cruz

86-Year-Old With Dementia Scammed Out of $10K: Fraudsters Even Drove Her to Bank to Withdraw Cash

Margie Massie is warning other families after her 86-year-old mother was driven to the bank and tricked out of her savings. (Credit: YT/ @WLWT)

An 86-year-old woman with dementia handed $10,000 (£7,500) in cash to a stranger after fraudsters posing as her grandson's lawyer convinced her he was in jail, then had her driven to her bank to withdraw it.

The victim, who lives in the Mount Washington area of Cincinnati, was targeted in late July, according to her family and Cincinnati police. Officers are searching for the man accused of driving her to the bank.

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