Warning Issued After Fairfield County Woman Loses Thousands In Phone Scam
After a Glenville woman was scammed out of $2,500, Greenwich police are warning residents with elderly family members to advise them to ask for help if they receive phone calls or emails asking for money
The woman was promised $500,000 by a scammer who called and told her she had won a sweepstake but to collect the money, she needed to send a check for $2,500, which, unfortunately, she did. A family member found out about the scam and reported it to police.
“The message is pretty simple if it sounds too good to be true, it is,” said police Lt. David Nemecek. "If you win something no o…
