Scam that would have cost elderly Issaquah woman nearly $94k stopped just in time

On Monday morning, an elderly woman reported to Issaquah police that she had gotten a text message claiming her personal and financial information had been compromised– and she had very nearly fallen victim to a scam that would’ve made the text true.

The woman said the message included a phone number for “urgent account security.”

Believing the message was legitimate, she contacted the number and was informed that her identity and Social Security number had been stolen…

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