A 70-year-old woman received a phone call telling her she was involved in a crime in India and needed to withdraw money, Nassau County police said. The woman complied between June 29 and July 27, withdrawing and wiring $919,000, police said.
The woman was contacted again and told she needed to purchase $300,000 in gold bars and coins, police said. She contacted police after realizing she was being scammed, according to police.