JOHNSTON COUNTY – A Johnston County resident recently fell victim to an online romance scam. The 70 year-old woman said she was contacted by a person on social media claiming they were General Douglas with the United Nation Peace Corps.
After corresponding for several days, the impersonator asked the woman to send $1,000 in gift cards. The victim did as requested, only later to learn she had been scammed.
According to the United Nation website, many fraud schemes falsely claim association with the UN in order to try to obtain money or personal information. The schemes may come through social media, email, phone calls, postal mail, or on websites.
The most common schemes are romance scams, employment scams, and confidence scams.
