'This person is hysterical, crying on the phone, saying, 'I was in a car accident, I broke my nose and split my lip,'' said Libby Maurer.
Libby Maurer said she received a call from a person who said it was her grandson, but it ended up being a scam.Libby Maurer, 82, of Deptford Twp., New Jersey said she was working on a puzzle in her kitchen on September 16 when her phone rang.
When she got home, an alleged "courier" picked up the money, all while Libby was on the phone with the "public defender."The tubes wouldn't reach the end of the driveway. That's when her home surveillance cameras captured the exchange in front of the house, and one of the suspects, along with the vehicle.Later, Libby called her real grandson and realized it was all a scam."Years ago I heard about this scam, but I was so emotional that I didn't think twice about anything, or question it. If I just made one telephone call," said Libby. "Somebody would've talked me down.
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