WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, arrested two men Sept. 17, 2025, in connection with a social security scam that defrauded an 84-year-old Sedgwick County woman of more than $255,000.
The investigation began in May when the victim received a phone call from a man posing as an FBI agent. The caller convinced the woman her social security number had been compromised and was being used at numerous banks. Believing her savings were at risk and after being pressured by the man, she liquidated her assets into gold and handed them over in three separate transactions to individuals she thought were undercover FBI agents. Detectives believe the gold was transferred to overseas accounts.
The victim’s family contacted the Sheriff’s Office after learning all her assets were gone. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office and agents with the FBI launched a joint investigation…