HAZEL PARK, Mich. – A 70-year-old Hazel Park woman lost more than $270,000 in an alleged scam after receiving an email claiming she had a federal arrest warrant.
The woman was contacted by someone claiming to be an agent with the Federal Trade Commission and was told she had warrants related to drug trafficking and money laundering, police said.
The victim was instructed to pay money to clear the alleged warrants and was warned not to contact local police because she would be arrested, according to investigators…