A retired US nurse lost more than $200,000 to a scammer posing as a federal agent; then the IRS sent her an $80,000 tax bill and she had to sell her home
- FBI receives nearly 3,000 internet crime complaints a day on averageA retired nurse, Susan Bivins, was tricked into sending more than $200,000 to a scammer who pretended to be a federal agent.
- Bivins said she reported the fraud to the FBI and local police, but did not receive the help she had hoped for.
- The financial damage became even worse when she later received a tax bill from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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- FBI receives nearly 3,000 internet crime complaints a day on averageA retired nurse, Susan Bivins, was tricked into sending more than $200,000 to a scammer who pretended to be a federal agent.
- Bivins said she reported the fraud to the FBI and local police, but did not receive the help she had hoped for.
- The financial damage became even worse when she later received a tax bill from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Sources: Times of India