BLOOMER, Wis. -- Loran Zwiefelhofer received a call saying her grandparents' life savings were gone. Her grandmother, Loris Seibel, 78, had been scammed out of almost all her and her husband’s money.
Loran Zwiefelhofer stands with her grandmother Loris Seibel. When Seibel tried to make her fourth withdrawal in just a couple of days, her bank realized she might be part of a scam, Zweifelhofer said. 'They caught it but at that point it was already much too late,' she says.
Scammers target Loris Seibel using artifical intelligence.
Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes says there are warning signs to watch for when receiving any communication, even from people one knows, especially if they're asking for money.
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Sheriff Travis Hakes, Chippewa County
