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LIBERTY – A Liberty woman realized she was out thousands of dollars after a phone call concluded with a mysterious individual, according to a police report.
A Liberty officer spoke with a woman Nov. 5 about being scammed out of $2,000 days prior, and she explained to the officer that she had received an email from someone she knew, with the email containing pictures of acquaintances.
The report states the woman was rerouted to an unknown domain upon clicking the image, and the IP address warned her that she was locked out of her cell phone and her laptop was hacked, with a number being provided to remedy the situation.
The woman spoke with a person who claimed to be with Apple Inc., who gave her a process to reactivate her cell phone, and she was given a second number to speak with a man.
The report states the woman was instructed to withdraw $2,000 from her bank account, and she went to the Giant Eagle in the township, where she purchased four Lowe’s gift cards totaling $500 each.
The woman said she was instructed to scratch off an area displaying the cards’ PIN numbers, and provided the caller with each one.
The report states the man remained on the phone call the entire time, from the bank withdrawal to the divulging of the PIN numbers, and the call was terminated afterward, with the woman realizing she had been scammed.