Elderly NJ man victim of lottery scam

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CASH Only — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:41:14 GMT

When will they learn

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Littleoldlady — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:11:30 GMT

They should put ads on the TV about this sort of thing. The reason it keeps going is that most elderly people watch TV instead of being on the internet, etc. If public service announcements were made on the T.V., this sort of thing would most likely be nipped in the bud.

Elderly NJ man victim of lottery scam

Lottery Post — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:31:45 GMT

Flimflam artists conned a 75-year-old Perth Amboy, New Jersey man out of $6,000 on Monday afternoon, city police said.Claiming to hold a winning lottery ticket, two men approached the victim at about 1:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Smith and Hobart streets, according to police.The men asked the victim to help them, claiming they could not cash in the $6,000 ticket because they are illegal immigrants.The victim then walked to a nearby bank, withdrew $6,000, and accepted a ride home from... [ More ]