A senior citizen is speaking out after falling for an elder abuse scam that cost her thousands of dollars.
This fraud wasn't just over the internet. Rhane Thomas, 74, said one of the two thieves came right to her home to collect the cash.
Now, she's lost more than $28,000 in the scam.
"That money was my full nest egg, that was my life savings," Thomas said.
Thomas said the scammer sounded convincing and trustworthy when he reached out to her through email and WhatsApp private messages saying he worked for PayPal and that she was a victim of fraud.
"I have used PayPal for a number of years," she said. "I've always been able to trust them.":
She said the man used scare tactics to convince her to go to two different banks and withdraw cash.
"He terrified me," Thomas said. "He made me a