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Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes, Police Say Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes, Police Say
Duo Charged In $42.8K Scam With Money Sent To Vacant Homes, Police Say Two men from New York City were arrested as they retrieved $42,800 in payments sent by victims of a telephone scam to vacant homes for sale in Fairfield County, police say. Police received a complaint on Tuesday, Nov. 19, of suspicious activity concerning the delivery of packages to vacant homes for sale.  On Friday, Nov. 22, police received a call from a UPS security about suspicious deliveries scheduled to be delivered to two vacant homes for sale in eastern Fairfield County in the town of Monroe.  Surveillance was set up on each of the homes. A vehicle was observed driving pas…

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by Joe Lombardi