Sunnyvale police are looking for two men suspected of concocting a lottery scam to steal thousands of dollars from a Sunnyvale man.
According to police, the pair approached a 44-year-old man in the parking lot of the Costco at 150 Lawrence Station Road around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10. They told the man they had a winning lottery ticket but needed to put forward a deposit in order to claim their winnings, Lt. Marty Dale said.
The suspects told the man they couldn't pay the deposit because they were not legal residents of the United States and asked the man to lend them the cash, Dale said. They allegedly promised the man he would get his money back — plus a significant cut of the jackpot.
They then drove the man to two different Sunnyvale banks, where he withdrew a total of $9,000, Dale said. Once the man withdrew the money, one of the suspects allegedly snatched the bills from his hand. One suspect then feigned a stomach ache and asked the man to buy him some medicine at a store, Dale said. When the man came back out of the store, the suspects were gone.
One of the men is described as being 28 to 32 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 190 pounds. The other is described as 32 years old, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
When are people going to realize that no one wins anything if they have to pay for it ?
We've seen these type of stories over and over again and the result is always the same- poor sap loses money.
Once again, as long as the earth exists someone will always be looking to scam you- beware !!!!!!!
Can you imagine walking out of the store with some medicine and looking around. I bet that stomach medicine didn't go to waste after he realized that he was just ripped off....i wonder if it was pepto-bismol.......
Can you imagine walking out of the store with some medicine and looking around. I bet that stomach medicine didn't go to waste after he realized that he was just ripped off....i wonder if it was pepto-bismol.......
He probably wishes it was cyanide.....
Buy them books and buy them books, and they chew on covers! Some people don't have the commen sense given to a Turkey.
Okay now! If you have to BUY it, you did not win it!!!! You BOUGHT IT!!!Next time you are approached, let's THINK about it and not be greedy.
or plain 'ole FoOlisH!
I would never fall victim to such a scam. I read about them all the time on LP.