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Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Westchester, Police Say Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Westchester, Police Say
Don't Fall For It: Scammers Targeting Hispanic Immigrant Community In Westchester, Police Say Police in Westchester County are warning of scammers who target members of the Hispanic immigrant community in an effort to get money from them.  The scammers have been approaching unsuspecting victims in Yonkers with a promise to share a lottery prize in exchange for a down payment that would be used to purchase legal services or act as collateral, according to a release by Yonkers Police from Sunday, Nov. 13.  Police said the scammer might also walk victims to storefronts such as a professional building, bank, or law office as part of the ruse, and they may then convin…