The woman was seen depositing thousands into a Bitcoin machine in north Texas when a good Samaritan and a cop stepped in to help.
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — White Settlement Chief of Police Christopher Cook provided a heartwarming update to a case involving an 84-year-old woman who was being scammed out of $40,000.
According to police, the woman was seen depositing thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin machine at a Chevron gas station off of I-30 in White Settlement, Texas.
A good Samaritan, Mindy Jordan, approached the woman and could hear people on the phone with her, quickly realizing that this was likely a scam that targeted the older woman.
The woman reportedly had $44,000 in cash with her and she insisted that the people on the phone with her were from the bank.
Jordan then called the police as the woman appeared scared.
According to police, Sgt. James Stewart arrived to the scene and got on the phone …