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Long Island Man Posing As Amazon Employee Attempted To Scam Nearly $20K Long Island Man Posing As Amazon Employee Attempted To Scam Nearly $20K
Long Island Man Posing As Amazon Employee Attempted To Scam Nearly $20K A Long Island man was arrest for attempting to scam nearly $20,000 from an out-of-state resident. The victim, an 89-year-old man who lives in Jackson, Mississippi, was contacted by an individual claiming to be an Amazon employee, Suffolk County Police said.  The individual attempted to convince the victim thousands of dollars had been inadvertently refunded to his account from Amazon, according to police. The victim was directed to send $19,650 to a business believed to be Amazon, located on Sunrise Highway in Copiague.   After sending the cash, the Suffolk County Poli…

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