zwiebel
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Absolutely amazing case. A Yorkshire, UK couple in their 80s have been scammed for their life savings of £200, 000 (over US$300,000), their car and have even borrowed on their house. But....
Now police have had to threaten to arrest the couple, to stop them laundering money that the scammers have cheated from other victims. The elderly couple are convinced the scammers (based in India) are actually investigators trying to crack the case, and need funding. They refused to believe local police who have warned them repeatedly that the criminals are not law enforcement.
They visited over 90 Western Unions to send £40,000 in fake names to to the scammers, which was actually from other victims that the scammers had directed into the couple's account (telling them it was from a rich relative who wanted to fund the 'investigation')
The couple's three adult children have only just found out and are deeply shocked. Police even asked welfare agencies to check the couples mental/physical health to try and stop what they called 'brainwashing'. Reports came back that they are very fit and very intelligent. The police officer I just heard being interviewed seemed stunned, and also sad that it has come to this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26292664
Now police have had to threaten to arrest the couple, to stop them laundering money that the scammers have cheated from other victims. The elderly couple are convinced the scammers (based in India) are actually investigators trying to crack the case, and need funding. They refused to believe local police who have warned them repeatedly that the criminals are not law enforcement.
They visited over 90 Western Unions to send £40,000 in fake names to to the scammers, which was actually from other victims that the scammers had directed into the couple's account (telling them it was from a rich relative who wanted to fund the 'investigation')
The couple's three adult children have only just found out and are deeply shocked. Police even asked welfare agencies to check the couples mental/physical health to try and stop what they called 'brainwashing'. Reports came back that they are very fit and very intelligent. The police officer I just heard being interviewed seemed stunned, and also sad that it has come to this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26292664