Young mothers are being warned about a grocery store parking-lot scam that drains thousands of dollars from people’s bank accounts.
Authorities are telling residents of Charleston, South Carolina, not to listen to the people approaching them in parking lots claiming to be raising money for an urgent cause, such as a funeral or medical expenses, as they are actually scammers.
Police say these scammers are particularly preying on young mothers with children, as they see them as emotionally vulnerable and therefore more open to making a donation when told they’d be giving to a good cause, according to a new report.
In a warning sent out to the public, the Charleston Police Department (CPD) said: “Scammers are approaching victims and asking for donations for funeral or medical expenses. They claim they can’t accept cash and instead use a mobile card reader to process a “tap to pay” donation, in some cases withdrawing thousands of dollars from victims’ accounts.”…