Halifax woman battling cancer scammed out of $5K: ‘She has no money left’
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A Halifax woman who is currently battling cancer and lives with cognitive impairment was scammed out of more than $5,000. Now, she and her family are speaking out to warn others.
Emma Mann has gone through a lot in her 32 years.
She was diagnosed with brain tumours before the age of two, is currently battling skin cancer, and has undergone many radiation treatments.
Now, her most current fight is against scammers, who bilked her out of more than $5,000.
On Monday, she received a scam call, ironically alleging she was the victim of fraud and needed to help recuperate the money.
“When they called me at 9:30 (a.m.), they told me that someone had used my card for $400 on Amazon,” she recalled.
What followed was a hectic couple hours where she travelled by bus around Halifax buying up gift cards.
Her mother, Tracie Mann, says Emma lives with cognitive impairment and can be very trusting of people.
“She bought four cards with her bank card, and they were $500 each. So that was $2,000. And then they told her to go to the bank to get a cash advance of $3,000, and then to go back to Sobeys or Superstore to go buy more cards,” she said.
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