A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband's phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe's parking lot about to buy $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.