SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) -- A Kansas couple lost over $120,000 to a pair of scammers.

Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander says back in July, a couple in their 70s were contacted by a man claiming to be with the U.S. Treasury Office. The scammer claimed they were the victims of identity theft and someone had used their identities to steal nearly $4 million from various banks.

The scammer claimed they were facing money laundering charges that could be cleared if they sent the scammer $80,000 in cash that would be returned to them. The couple withdrew $40,000 twice from their bank and shipped the money in two separate packages to an address in Downey, California, in the greater Los Angeles area.

They were contacted again on Aug. 31 and told they needed to pay again and meet a courier in S

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