Scammers posing as Federal agents target Murfreesboro senior in $55,000 fraud scheme

Scammers posing as Federal agents target Murfreesboro senior in $55,000 fraud scheme

Scammers impersonating agents from the DEA, Federal Trade Commission, and U.S. Department of the Treasury tricked an elderly Murfreesboro woman into handing over $55,000 in cash and attempted to steal an additional $38,000, Criminal Investigations Division detectives said. Murfreesboro Police Department fraud detectives worked with the victim to intercept the scheme and arrest a man who arrived at her home to collect the second payment. Officers…