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Police Warn Of Scammers Targeting Gold Jewelry In Nassau County Police Warn Of Scammers Targeting Gold Jewelry In Nassau County
Police Warn Of Scammers Targeting Gold Jewelry In Nassau County Police on Long Island are warning of scammers with an affinity for gold jewelry. Nassau County Police issued an alert Wednesday, June 22, saying they’ve investigated several incidents since early May in which scammers approached victims and offered them a gift or asked if they wanted to buy jewelry. The scammer then placed jewelry on a victim and, while distracting them, removed a piece of gold jewelry the victim was wearing, police said. The incidents have happened both in residential neighborhoods and commercial parking lots, according to police. Investigators described the suspects as …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Nabbed For Scamming Nassau County Woman Out Of $40.5K Man Nabbed For Scamming Nassau County Woman Out Of $40.5K
Man Nabbed For Scamming Nassau County Woman Out Of $40.5K A 27-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly bilking a Long Island woman out of more than $40,000, police said. Nassau County Fraud and Forgery detectives said that a 95-year-old Farmingdale woman received a phone call on Monday, July 20 from a fraudster claiming to be her grandson who had just been arrested. The woman was told that someone would be sent to her home to pick up the $8,500 required for bail, to which she complied. According to police, the woman was contacted again the following day and told that more cash was required. On two separate occasions on Tuesday, July 21, a…

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by Zak Failla