Woman directed to withdraw money in N.C., send it in Gilmer
A fraud case involving $18,300 in Bitcoin sent to scammers made the Friday roundup on the Gilmer County Sheriff’s app.
On Aug. 21 at 3:30 p.m. the victim, whose name is being withheld, received a phone call from a male by the name of David Martizez who claimed to be from United Community Bank in South Carolina, according to the incident report.
She was told by Martizez they had been defrauded for $1,700 to $1,800 in Bitcoin and would have to send money to get the case cleared up.
The scammer directed the woman to go to a United Community Bank in Murphy, N.C., to withdraw $20,200. She was then to go to New Hope Grocery to send $18,300 through a Bitcoin machine. She also went to Ducktown, Tenn., to send Bitcoin as well.
The woman contacted Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office the morning of Aug. 22, and told them about the incident.
She was advised to contact law enforcement in Murphy, N.C., as well. Gilmer County detectives were contacting Bitcoin, and the incident was under investigation, according to the report.