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Would-Be Elderly Victim Busts Serial Scammer In Colonie Would-Be Elderly Victim Busts Serial Scammer In Colonie
Would-Be Elderly Victim Busts Serial Scammer In Colonie An accused serial scammer is behind bars thanks to a savvy would-be victim in the Capital District. Colonie Police said the elderly woman called 911 Wednesday morning, June 22, saying she had received a phone call that she believed to be a scam. She told police a man had called claiming to be an attorney for her granddaughter and said he needed bail money to get her out of jail. At one point, the man even put a woman on the phone who pretended to be the victim’s granddaughter, police said. The suspects reportedly told the woman they would send a courier to her home to retrieve the money.…

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by Michael Mashburn