The family of a 77-year-old Navy veteran in Henderson reached out to Channel 13 after he fell for a sophisticated scam that cost him his life savings.
It all started last month, when Mitchell Gordon saw a video on social media claiming to promote a government refund website. He thought it was legit, so he entered in his personal information and then paid $200.
Mary Kielar shares his message of warning about the scam that cost him his life savings:
Navy veteran wants to warn others after social media scam drained his life savings
The next day, he decided he wanted his money back. He called the number on the website he was on before, and said somehow, the scammers on the other end took over control of his computer…