GREELEY — An apparent victim of a lottery scheme learned the hard way on Tuesday that he’d been scammed out of likely his life savings when he went to the bank for a loan to help cover costs he said were associated with the lottery.
David Lee Walker, 56, was arrested around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday after going to the Wells Fargo bank in the Westlake Shopping Center for a loan, said Greeley Police Sgt. Susan West.
He told a bank employee that he had won a lottery and had sent money to the operators to secure his winnings. But this time, he was out of money and needed to send more, West said. West said he had sent “in excess” of $80,000, and he was seeking a loan for less than $2,000.
“The banker explained that he was being scammed, that this isn’t legitimate, and he became extremely irate,” West said.
She said Walker closed the door to the banker’s office and continued yelling.
“He was upset, reacted extremely emotionally, shut the door, and told her she wasn’t going to go anywhere,” West said. “The bank manager saw this situation develop and emailed their corporate security, that they had a hostile person in the bank, he’s closed the door.”
Police were called to the bank on report of a robbery and a potential hostage situation.
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