A Kingfisher man fell prey to a cyber scam, losing his life savings in only weeks. Jack Musick said state and federal authorities are now investigating to find the source of the fraud.

Musick said he lost his wife in May, and while grieving her death, he fell for a scam disguised as an email. Now, he wants to warn others.

“I’m an honest person,” said Jack Musick, scam victim. “Somebody gives me a dollar too much in change, they’re gonna get it back.”

Those values are what scammers target. The lifelong Kingfisher resident responded to a fake PayPal email last month. He called the number on the email that connected him to someone alleging that PayPal charged him for a purchase.

“He said OK, lets get your money back in your account,” said Musick.

Musick said he allowed the scammer to use

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