COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A Food Lion manager in Richland County was recognized by the county sheriff Thursday after she stopped a 76-year-old woman from sending $5,000 in bitcoin to a scammer last month.
Amanda Greenlaw, assistant customer service manager at the Food Lion on Fairfield Road, was honored by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott for her intervention. According to the sheriff, the elderly woman had received a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer, who told her that her son had been in a crash and needed bail money.
As the woman was about to deposit the money, Greenlaw stepped in and convinced her to call law enforcement instead. The victim and her family later confirmed her son was safe and had not been involved in an accident…