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She was promised a quick payday, and her son was there to stop the money from going to the crooks.
Slovenia🏛️ PoliticsCenter2 hr. ago

She was promised a quick payday, and her son was there to stop the money from going to the crooks.

An elderly woman from Piran noticed an online scam offering quick earnings and was contacted multiple times by unknown callers urging her to invest money. She suspected something was wrong and called her son, who promptly alerted the bank, allowing them to block the transaction before the money reached the scammers. Police are now investigating the incident and warn against falling for such schemes, especially those involving strangers contacting victims over the phone.

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Večer logoVečerIndependent🔒Center2 hr. ago
She was promised a quick payday, and her son was there to stop the money from going to the crooks.

An elderly woman from Piran noticed an online scam offering quick earnings and was contacted multiple times by unknown callers urging her to invest money. She suspected something was wrong and called her son, who promptly alerted the bank, allowing them to block the transaction before the money reached the scammers. Police are now investigating the incident and warn against falling for such schemes, especially those involving strangers contacting victims over the phone.

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