ST. CHARLES, Minn. – A woman reported being scammed out of $10,000 in responding to an online message that her computer had been corrupted. The victim said she was told to drive to LaCrosse, 50 miles away, and to transfer the money into bitcoin wallet. She did as told. Finally home on Karen Court near St. Charles, she realized something was amiss. She contacted the Winona County sheriff’s office. The woman, age 70, said she thinks her money went to China.
