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NY Woman Nearly Scammed 80-Year-Old Hamilton Man Out Of $15K, Police Say
A New York woman was charged after police say she tried — and almost succeeded — in scamming an 80-year-old Hamilton man out of $15,000.
Mildreth Santamaria-Tirado, 40, of Corona, is accused of trying to fraudulently collect $15,000 from a Hamilton man on Friday, April 15, the Hamilton Police Division said.
The victim received a call from a man claiming to be from the FBI stating that his daughter had been arrested for possessing 100 pounds of marijuana earlier that day, police said.
The man allegedly told the victim that he would have to pay 10 percent of a $200,000 bail to secure his dau…