EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –A 77-year-old woman in El Paso was nearly scammed by someone claiming to be a federal agent.The caller told Maria Guerrero she was under investigation for drug trafficking and money laundering.
He gave her a badge number, case number, and said a warrant had been issued for her arrest.Guerrero said she was told not to tell anyone and was transferred to multiple people claiming to be federal officials.
One caller claimed to be from the Federal Trade Commission and instructed her to go to Walmart to receive a new debit card. The scammers said they would meet her in the parking lot to issue her a new Social Security number…