The Hingham Police Department is warning the public of a new scam after an 89-year-old woman was scammed out of $19,000 last week after receiving an email that appeared to be from her bank.
The scam began when the woman received an email claiming to be from her bank, alerting her to activity on her account.
Upon calling the number, the woman was told her account had been compromised and that she needed to withdraw her money to protect it. She was directed to withdraw $34,000 from two nearby bank branches, Quincy and Scituate…