An East Tennessee senior handed over $51,000 in cash after investigators said a caller posing as a federal agent convinced him that his Social Security number had been compromised and his money was no longer safe.
The caller claimed the victim’s computer had been hacked and that someone at his bank was secretly helping the hackers, according to WVLT, citing the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said the victim was persuaded to buy a new laptop, allow remote access and withdraw cash for supposed safekeeping…