CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police in Clarksville are looking for a man who is accused of receiving $160,000 from a woman in a scam that lasted over a period of three months.
According to the Clarksville Police Department, the incident began on June 14. The victim allegedly told investigators she was contacted by someone claiming to be from Amazon, stating there was “fraudulent activity on her account.”
The woman told police the caller then transferred her to what she believed to be her bank. After speaking with the bank, the woman said she was transferred once again — this time to someone who claimed to be from the Federal Trade Commission.
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Officials said the callers told the woman she was under investigation and they needed to secure her money.
The Clarksville Police Department said the victim first met the suspect in the parking lot of a Walmart located in the 2300 block of Madison Street on Aug. 9. During that interaction, she reportedly gave the man $50,000 in cash.