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GRAND ISLAND — An errant click on Facebook lead to a scammer attempting to demand nearly $20,000 from a Grand Island woman on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to law enforcement.
Per the Grand Island Police Department, a 68-year-old woman told officers she had been contacted by an unknown person after having clicked on a link for an ad on Facebook.
The unknown party told the woman to wire transfer $19,586.00 to them or she would face criminal charges under fabricated circumstances.
The GIPD are investigating this as a fraud case.
“This is our main advice when it comes to wiring money. If you don’t know the person you’re sending the money to — or if you haven’t known them very long — simply don’t it. If you’ve sent money to a scammer by mistake, there’s a good chance the money will be gone for good,” per the Attorney General’s office.