An elderly widow lost her entire life savings of £19.7k ($25k) to telephone scammers. <br /><br />Susan Guthrie, 76, was conned out of her money by fraudsters who posed as Microsoft employees and talked her into depositing the money into their account. <br /><br />They convinced her account had been hacked and unless she transferred the money, it was at risk of being stolen.<br /><br />Susan, of Mesa, Arizona, USA, said: "I felt credible about the scammers and I felt assured that they would take care of the problem.