Police Issue Scam Warning
Posted/updated on: April 26, 2013 at 11:04 am
TYLER — Police are warning about scammers targeting the elderly. According to KETK, they say a Tyler man was arrested after he tried scamming a 97-year-old woman out of more than $20,000 this month. Oscar Lee Newberry, 19, reportedly drove the woman to a bank and had her withdraw $25,000 from her bank account. Authorities also say the elderly woman had already paid Newberry $7,000 to work on her house.
