Police Bodycam Footage Shows Elderly Woman Being Scammed Out of $40,000 in Bitcoin Scheme

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White Settlement, Texas — An alert citizen's quick actions saved an elderly woman from a costly scam at a local gas station. Myndi Jordan, 38, intervened when she noticed the elderly woman depositing thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin ATM at a Chevron station. The woman was on the phone with an alleged Chase Bank representative, who turned out to be a scammer, according to White Settlement police. "I have the bank on the phone. I'm in danger," the elderly woman told White Settlement Police Sgt. James Stewart.

Sgt. Stewart had responded to a 911 call from Jordan, who had previously been a victim of identity theft and was concerned upon witnessing the large deposit. By the time Sgt. Stewart arrived, the woman had already deposited $23,900. In the police body camera footage, the officer approaches the elderly woman, who was on Facetime with a man pretending to be a member of Chase Bank's security team. The officer intervened, asking to speak to the woman and urging her to stop depositing money into the ATM. The woman handed over her phone, and the man on the other end repeatedly demanded to speak to her, but Sgt. Stewart did not comply.

Investigations revealed that the scammer had orchestrated a ride-share service to transport the elderly woman to a local Chase Bank, where she withdrew $40,000 in cash. Another ride was then arranged to take her to the gas station to deposit the money into the Bitcoin ATM. White Settlement Police Department (WSPD) is now collaborating with the Bitcoin law enforcement liaison and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office to recover the woman's money. The department announced that it plans to honor the good Samaritan, Myndi Jordan, in a City Council meeting for her vigilance and quick action.