HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Police Department is urging the public to “think before you click,” following a scam that swindled tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly resident.
According to authorities, an 84-year-old man was contacted by multiple people claiming he won a multi-billion dollar sweepstakes between January and June.
The man sent payments totaling more than $58,000, to cover what he believed were taxes and fees, police said.
HPD is asking anyone that receives messages that promise big money in exchange for payment to not reply to the message, and to instead report the incident to the police.