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SHAMELESS: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam SHAMELESS: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam
Shameless: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam A New Jersey woman admitted scamming seniors nationwide out of huge sums of money -- including $500,000 from one 94-year-old victim -- by telling them they'd won the lottery. Shanile Lyle, 28, of Orange, was part of an international crew that called and conned seniors across the U.S. out of at least $675,000, federal authorities said. The vulnerable victims “received telephone calls alerting them that they had won large sums of money and various other prizes,” according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. They were then told they'd have to "pre-pay" taxes in order to c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Prosecutor: Accused Con Artist Busted In $6,200 ‘Grandson In Trouble’ Phone Scam Passaic Prosecutor: Accused Con Artist Busted In $6,200 ‘Grandson In Trouble’ Phone Scam
Passaic Prosecutor: Accused Con Artist Busted In $6,200 ‘Grandson In Trouble’ Phone Scam A South Jersey woman was part of a group of thieves who conned an innocent victim out of $6,200 through the “grandson in trouble” phone scam, authorities charged. Greisy Breton, 40, of Cherry Hill had the money wired into an account she controlled at a Paterson bank after the elderly victim in Texas was told it was needed to bail a relative out of jail, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Monday. Members of the prosecutor’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested Breton, who was released on theft charges pending a June 12 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson…

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