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ELDERLY SCAM 5/15/13 10:00a DMF

THE SALINAS DEPARMENT HAS BECOME AWARE OF ANOTHER SCAM INVOLVING WINNING A MILLION DOLLARS AND A BRAND NEW MERCEDES BENZ IN A BOGUS SWEEPSTAKES.  THE SCAM TARGETS THE ELDERLY AND OCCURS OVER SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS WHERE THE SUSPECT GAINS THE CONFIDENCE OF THE VICTIM AND ASKS FOR PROCESSING FEES PRIOR TO COLLECTING THE “PRIZE.”   THE VICTIM LOSES SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN SEVERAL TRANSACTIONS OVER SEVERAL WEEKS.     ONE VICTIM NOTIFIED POLICE OF THE SCAM AND HOPES NOBODY ELSE IS TARGETED.

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