WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington Police Department officer prevented an elderly woman from losing $10,000 after recognizing the warning signs of a cryptocurrency scam while conducting a routine patrol.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, the incident happened on July 27 when the officer stopped at a local gas station for a business check. Inside the store, the officer noticed a woman in her 90s standing at a bitcoin kiosk with thousands of dollars in cash while speaking on her cellphone.
Police said the officer immediately recognized several red flags commonly associated with cryptocurrency scams and intervened before the transaction could be completed…