MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Authorities have arrested a man allegedly connected to a scam that left a Murfreesboro woman out of thousands of dollars.
According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, fraud detectives worked with the 77-year-old victim to intercept the scam and arrest the suspect after he arrived at her home to collect a payment.
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The incident reportedly began after the scammers, posing as agents from the DEA, Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Treasury, told the woman that she was under investigation after seizing an illegal package from Amazon, adding that she had a warrant out for her arrest.
Detectives said the scammers instructed the woman to stay on the phone with them as she withdrew large amounts of cash from multiple financial institutions. At some point, the 77-year-old reportedly handed more than $55,000 in cash to an “unknown individual” outside her home…