A compassionate cab driver is being hailed for saving an elderly woman from getting scammed out of $25,000 two weeks ago.
Raj Singh, who is the owner of Roseville Cabs in California, was called to pick up a 92-year-old woman from her home in Sun City and take her to a nearby bank. As they were driving to the bank, however, the woman revealed some alarming details about her trip.
The woman told Singh that she had received a call from an IRS employee telling her that she owed the government $25,000. She was on her way to the bank so she could withdraw the funds and settle her debt as quickly as possible.
Singh knew that the phone call sounded fishy. He then asked the woman if he could call the “IRS employee” to ask him some questions. Upon calling the number, the man posing as the government agent claimed he didn’t know the woman. When Singh pressured him for more details, the man blocked Singh’s number.
The woman was still hesitant about the scam, so Singh took a detour to the Roseville Police Department and asked for an officer to sit down with her.
Sure enough, an officer sat down with the woman and confirmed that it was a scam. After Singh took the woman home, the officers posted about his good deed to Facebook.
As a thank-you for Singh’s gesture, the officers also invited him back to the station and presented him with a $50 gift card.
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“We love this story because several times throughout, Raj could have just taken his customer to her stop and not worried about her wellbeing,” they wrote. “He took time from his day and had the great forethought to bring the almost-victim to the police station for an official response.
“His quick thinking saved a senior citizen $25,000 and for that, we greatly appreciate his efforts,” added the department.
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