Scam artists are relentless when targeting senior citizens
By PHUONG CAT LEP-I REPORTER
For a small fee, she could hit it big.
That's what the companies promised. Her first check was for $7 or $8. Irene, 82, can't remember exactly. All she knows is how badly she wanted to win the sweepstakes.
Soon the checks were $20, then $30. Over the months she wrote hundreds of them, certain she would win.
Most seniors don't report the crimes out of embarrassment or fear of losing their independence.
Abridged.
SOURCE: seattlepiNwsource
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The Case That Prompted this Blog
March 13, 2008
Scam Artists Targeting Senior Citizens
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