Crime & Safety
Half Moon Bay Woman Scammed Out of $100K: Police
The scammers told the woman that her son was jailed in Mexico, police say.
HALF MOON BAY, CA- San Mateo County sheriff's deputies are investigating a scam that occurred in Half Moon Bay last month when someone called an elderly woman and asked her to send money, alleging that her son had been jailed in Mexico.
Between Feb. 13 and Feb. 20, a resident in the first block of Anchor Way received a call from an unknown person, according to the sheriff's office.
After explaining the false story about her son being jailed in Mexico, the suspect then asked the woman to send money. The victim sent $41,000 in an initial transaction and $63,000 in a second one, sheriff's officials said.
Anyone with information about the case can call the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office at (650) 363-4911.
— By Bay City News Service.
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