Elderly Ashford woman loses thousands of dollars in scam, sheriff's office warns community
An elderly woman from Ashford lost several thousand dollars to a sophisticated scam involving impersonators claiming to be from the FDIC, as reported by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. The scammers instructed her to withdraw funds to activate a new account and kept her from disclosing the situation to her family. Law enforcement successfully arrested a courier sent to collect the money, highlighting the need for community vigilance against such scams.