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Phone Scam: Man Nabbed After Swindling Victim Out Of $28K In Westchester, Police Say Phone Scam: Man Nabbed After Swindling Victim Out Of $28K In Westchester, Police Say
Phone Scam: Man Nabbed After Swindling Victim Out Of $28K In Westchester, Police Say A 48-year-old man was hit with a grand larceny charge after posing as a Microsoft employee and scamming a victim out of $28,000 in Northern Westchester, police announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, April 18, when a victim told Bedford Police that he had been swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars, the department announced on Wednesday, April 24.  According to Bedford Police, the victim had received a pop-up security alert appearing to be from "Microsoft" on their home computer that included a phone number to call for support. Upon calling the number, the vic…