Elderly O.C. man loses $25K in elaborate scam involving call from fake police chief

Man thought Irvine police chief called him, got scammed of $25,000

The elaborate scam started with a text message from someone claiming to be a representative with Apple.

80-year-old California man loses $25,000 to scammers posing as ATF agent, cops

Scammers bilked an 80-year-old man in Irvine, California, of $25,000 after posing as federal agents and warning him about a suspicious charge, multiple news outlets report.

80-year-old man loses $25,000 after scammers spoof Irvine PD's phone number

Irvine police are warning residents about a phone-spoofing scam after an 80-year-old man was tricked into withdrawing $25,000 in cash and handing it to a stranger in a parking lot.

Elderly O.C. man loses $25K in elaborate scam involving call from fake police chief

Family members said an Orange County man in his 80s lost tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate scam involving a fake call from the Irvine chief of police. This case does have a lot of red flags, but a lot of people don’t recognize those red flags, especially many seniors who scams like [...]

Irvine man loses $25k to scammers. What police say you should tell your elders

Irvine investigators are urging families to speak with their elderly loved ones about money scams that they say have gotten more elaborate.