BILLINGS — Elder fraud scams are taking the nation by storm.

Last year, the FBI reported that over 147,000 elderly Americans lost more than $4.8 billion in elder-abuse related scams.

Here in Billings, those scams are prevalent as well. One 85-year-old Billings woman has become the victim of a PayPal scam, resulting in the loss of $130,000 over a month.