Woman loses nearly $10K in jury duty crypto scam after receiving suspicious birthday calls

A 70-year-old woman lost nearly $10,000 in a jury duty crypto scam after receiving a suspicious voicemail claiming to be her local chief deputy's office, according to reports. The caller instructed her to pay the debt with cryptocurrency, but authorities say the message was not legitimate. Gail Barr had been looking forward to birthday calls from family and friends that day. Authorities are now investigating the incident as a possible case of identity theft.