INTERCOURSE, Pa. — State Police are investigating a suspected phone scam that they believe cost a Lancaster County woman $300.
The victim, a 76-year-old Intercourse woman employed at a local church, told police she was contacted via text message by someone claiming to be her boss. The scammer asked her to purchase three $100 Apple gift cards that were to be provided to other members of the church's staff, the victim reported.
The scammer later asked the victim to share the gift card numbers, and the victim complied.
She later learned that the person who contacted her was not her boss, police said.
The victim told police she alerted the Apple Fraud Department of the scam and was hoping to receive a $300 refund.
The incident remains under investigation, police said.
