Crime & Safety
Employees Credited With Preventing Gift Card Scam
Two employees at Sam's Club in Elgin helped a South Elgin woman from being scammed, authorities said.
ELGIN, IL — Two employees at the Sam's Club in Elgin are credited with preventing an elderly South Elgin woman from becoming the victim of a scam, authorities told the Elgin Courier-News. The woman was on her computer on Nov. 9 when a pop-up notification with a message allegedly from Microsoft stated her computer had been affected by a virus.
A short while later, a person called and asked for access to her computer. The caller also wanted the woman to go to a Sam's Club on Randall Road in Elgin and buy a $3,500 gift card. Two employees, Cathy Roth and Julian Flores, recognized the incident was a scam, talked to the woman and later called police, according to the article.
The employees were recognized for their efforts in preventing the scam at a Fox Valley merchants meeting last week.
Find out what's happening in Elginfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
