Woman with cellphone next to laptop
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FILE -- Pictured: in this undated image a woman holds a cellphone near a laptop computer. (WDRB/archive)
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A phone call meant to trigger panic led to the arrest of a scammer in Louisville and helped uncover a massive international fraud operation that stole millions from senior citizens across the country.
But within days of her son's death, scammers saw an opportunity to profit from her pain.