The victim told police she was lonely after her husband died.
GILBERT, Ariz. - Police said a “romance scam” cost a woman nearly $34,000, and an Arizona woman is facing fraud charges as a result.officers arrested 70-year-old Carla Ann Whaley at her home in Gilbert Monday afternoon.
The victim told officers she was lonely after her husband had died earlier that year. She told police she began talking with “Garth” in March 2021 on Google Hangouts and started sending him cash cards and gift cards when he told her he was having trouble accessing his bank account. The woman sent Whaley $20,000 in cash and $3,000 through CashApp until July. The woman grew suspicious and called the police shortly afterward, and officers went to Whaley’s home to speak with her.
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