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Long Island Man Nabbed For Trying To Scam Victim Of $13,000, Police Say
A Long Island man has been accused of trying to scam a victim out of thousands of dollars.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 75-year-old male victim, who lives out of state, was contacted via telephone by an unknown man claiming to work for the Treasury Department.
The victim was instructed to send $13,000 to a FedEx pickup location at 2745 Long Beach Road in Oceanside, police said.
The suspect, Ronak Patel, age 26, of Hicksville arrived at the location on Friday, June 11 at 1:30 p.m. and after attempting to retrieve the package was placed into police cu…
