'I never thought it would happen to us': Oklahoma woman loses $20,000 to Bitcoin scam

PONCA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — An elderly Oklahoma woman found herself caught up in a growing scam involving cryptocurrency.

It all started with an unexpected email, saying 'your Bitcoin transaction was finalized, processed and securely authorized.'

"I received a text from my mom that said, 'Jamie, I think I'm being scammed' and I said, 'Don't fall for it, I get those emails all the time,'" said Jamie Moore.

Moore's 77-year-old mother Marsha, who has Parkinson's and Multiple Myeloma, fell for the scam.