Wife's suspicion helps stop Florida man from buying $14,000 in gift cards

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a Florida resident at a retail parking lot on Thursday, preventing him from handing over $14,000 to phone scammers. The intervention took place at a Lowe’s home improvement store on State Road 200 after the man’s wife overheard a suspicious phone call at their home. Worried by the pressure being put on her husband, she immediately contacted local law enforcement. Deputies arrived in the area and found the man sitting in his vehicle, preparing to follow the caller’s instructions to buy thousands of dollars in gift cards.Interception in retail parking lotAccording to a public report by local news outlet Action News Jax, the scammer had told the victim to purchase $14,000 worth of gift cards within two hours. The caller warned that failing to meet the deadline would result in the man’s personal accounts being hacked and compromised.