Lincoln Woman Scammed Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

LINCOLN–(KFOR Oct. 28)–A scam where a 79-year-old Lincoln woman had tried to dispute unauthorized transaction on PayPal has resulted in her losing about $800,000 in the past year.

Lincoln Police public information manager Erika Thomas on Monday said investigators were contacted on Friday by the victim, who said as she was disputing the transaction, the scammer called her. Police say the victim kept sending $1,000 to $2,000 at a time because the scammer required money to continue this fraudulent investigation.

By the end of 2023, Thomas says the victim had lost about $400,000 and by the time of the police report on Friday, it was at $800,000. Thomas says this scam included sending payments through Bitcoin and gift cards.