84yearold woman who lost life savings to scammer thought she was helping the government

RALEIGH, N.C. — A scammer used fear and intimidation to steal thousands of dollars from an 84-year-old North Carolina woman. She says she gave up her savings to “help the government,” and now she’s using her voice to help you. “The whole time I kept telling him, ‘I know you’re scamming me. I know you’re scamming me,'” says Barbara, of Raleigh, who said despite the red flags going off, it wasn’t enough for her to stop a scammer. She adds, “He had gotten so into my head and had me scared, had me so confused.” Barbara asked us not to…