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Stamford Resident Tricked Into Sending $400K To Fake Account For Home Stamford Resident Tricked Into Sending $400K To Fake Account For Home
Stamford Resident Tricked Into Sending $400K To Fake Account For Home A Stamford resident who was tricked into wiring $426,000 to a fraudulent account was able to recover their money thanks to the FBI and local police. The incident began on Friday, March 10 when an investigator with the Stamford Police, who is also a member of the FBI's Cyber Task Force, received a phone call from a local realtor who reported they had fallen victim to wire fraud, said Capt. Tom Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. The local resident was attempting to purchase a home in Fairfield County but a suspect had somehow infiltrated their email conversations and tricked the resident into w…

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by Kathy Reakes