An 80-year-old woman in Florida has lost nearly $150,000 after scammers impersonating government employees tricked her into handing over large sums of money and gold – part of a growing scam that targets older adults.
Patricia Toder, from Lady Lake, was targeted in an elaborate “phantom hacker” scheme after being convinced she was the victim of fraud and needed to move her cash, which included money from her deceased husband’s life insurance policy, to a safer place, ultimately landing it in the hands of scammers.
