Scammers intercept email communications between family and aged care home
Grand-daughter organising the transfer gets fake email with different bank details
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Scammers have stolen about $375,000 intended to fund the aged care costs of a 102 year old woman, the money being the proceeds from the sale of her Ferndale home.
The woman’s grand-daughter, who has enduring power of attorney, was organising the transfer of the funds from the home sale to the aged care home through a settlement agent when she became the victim of a payment redirection or ‘man in the middle’ scam.
102-year-old woman scammed out of $375k
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