Police say the victim, who was working at the time, was approached by a “well-dressed couple” with two small children in a newer-model vehicle.
The woman was close to six feet tall, dressed in black and wore a red and white head scarf, and the man was about 5-foot-8 and wore a grey suit.
On April 30, a woman received an e-mail from a friend asking that she purchase a $100 Amazon gift card on her behalf and then forward it as a gift to the e-mail address sacrared121@hotmail.com.
On April 29, a man received a phone call from someone who claimed he was a lawyer representing the victim’s grandson.
She did so and was told she was being hacked and that someone was buying pornography on her computer.
Police advise that members of the public protect the money in their bank accounts by hanging up when fraud is suspected, and calling someone to discuss financial requests from strangers before making decisions.