Garland Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman accused of exploiting a senior couple and stealing more than $25,000 of their life savings through a phone scam.
On Aug. 6, officers responded to a Chase Bank on the 3200 block of Broadway Boulevard after an 80-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife reported being tricked into withdrawing cash from their account, according to a press release from Garland PD.
How the Garland phone scam unfolded
The victims told investigators they received a call from someone posing as their bank and the FBI.
Over several hours, the caller manipulated them into withdrawing more than $25,000, police said. They were then instructed to hand the money to a woman in a remote parking lot, who falsely identified herself as an FBI agent. The couple later realized they had been scammed and contacted police.
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