Newton Police Warning Of New Scam Targeting Wives
NEWTON (CBS) - Newton Police are warning people about a new scam targeting wives.
Police say women have reported receiving calls from men claiming to have kidnapped their husbands and demanding ransom.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Mark Katic reports
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On March 4, a woman wired $1,200 to Puerto Rico after getting a call that her husband was in an accident with the caller and he would kill the husband unless someone paid for damages.
On March 9, Shobha Menon got a similar call.
"We want you to pay for the damages of the motorcycle and we have him here at our house and we've tied him up," Menon said.
Fortunately, Menon did not fall for it and refused to wire the $2,000 requested.
"They were trying to frighten me by screaming at the top of his voice saying 'I'm going to kill him, I'm going to kill him," Menon said. "Finally I said so OK, kill him."
Menon knew her husband was at a local gym.
Newton Police Lieutenant Bruce Apotheker says she did the right thing in contacting them right away.
Apotheker says it's frustrating because a lot of scams like the latest one are over state lines or from other countries.
He says to always call police if you think you're being scammed.
