LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln woman lost around $260,000 in a recent scam in which police say she sent gold bars, cash and Bitcoin transfers to scammers.

According to the Lincoln Police Department, the 75-year-old woman reported to police that, in May, she had called who she thought was Amazon customer service regarding damaged items she received.

Police said the scammers kept referring her to different agencies until, ultimately, she thought she was speaking to someone at the Treasury Department who said her identity and social security number had been stolen.

Throughout the summer, she followed the scammer’s instructions to purchase Bitcoin and gold bars, officers said. She transferred the Bitcoin digitally, mailed the cash and the gold bars were picked up from her home, according

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