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10/08/2024
St. Louis woman, 82, was victim of tech scam, feds say
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ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- An 82-year-old St. Louis woman fell victim to internet scammers who tried to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from her, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri claims the scammers pretended to be from a computer software support team. They told the woman her financial accounts had been compromised and said she needed to pay money to prevent her funds from being stolen.
The scammers had the woman open new bank accounts and wire money overseas. They also had her buy about $250,000 in gold bars. One of the defendants in the case, 22-year-old Dariona Lambert, flew from Florida to St. Louis to get the gold bars from the woman. On her way to the woman’s home, she was arrested by law enforcement agents.
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