A 64 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE WOMAN LOST CASH AND JEWELRY WHEN SHE WAS SCAMMED LAST WEEK. THE INCIDENT BEGAN IN WATSONVILLE CITY PLAZA ON FRIDAY, WHEN 2 PEOPLE APPROACHED THE WOMAN, ASKING FOR HER HELP IN CASHING A SO-CALLED “WINNING” LOTTERY TICKET. THE SUSPECTS TOLD THEIR VICTIM THEY WERE AFRAID TO CASH IT THEMSELVES, BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AMERICAN CITIZENS. THEY ASKED FOR HER HELP (AND 15 THOUSAND DOLLARS), THEN TOLD HER THEY NEEDED TO COMPLETE SOME PAPERWORK AND WOULD RETURN.
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECTS IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE WATSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
