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Phone Scammer From Atlantic City Who Preyed On Recently Widowed Seniors Pleads Out: US Attorney Phone Scammer From Atlantic City Who Preyed On Recently Widowed Seniors Pleads Out: US Attorney
Phone Scammer From Atlantic City Who Preyed On Recently Widowed Seniors Pleads Out: US Attorney A heartless public housing tenant from Atlantic City admitted that she scammed elderly victims out of more than $100,000 by claiming that they owed money on life insurance policies bought by a spouse who’d just recently died. Victoria Crosby, 46, was receiving Social Security and Medicaid benefits when she targeted the victims, all of whom were over 70 years old, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Crosby called the seniors on a burner phone and, using phony names, claimed to be an employee of a retirement benefit office in some instances and a life insurance company in others, the U.S.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
HEARTLESS: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam HEARTLESS: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam
Heartless: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam Authorities have charged a 22-year-old Paterson woman with scamming an elderly Florida resident who was told that his son-in-law needed bail money. Flor Loveras was charged with theft by deception and conspiracy following a lengthy investigation that began more than three years ago, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. She was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson sometime before the end of the month, the prosecutor said on Monday, Feb. 13. The 76-year-old victim was contacted in October 2019 by someone claiming to be a bail bonds…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report
Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report A man saying he worked for PSE&G utility company duped a 93-year-old man before stealing from him, 6 ABC Action News reported. The imposter, who said he was there to inspect a gas leak, was wearing plain clothes, the report says. The elderly homeowner let him go inside, where he rummaged through drawers upstairs, making off with money and jewelry, Cinnaminson Township Police Chief Richard Calabrese told the outlet. A PSE&G representative confirmed that while all of its utility workers wear company uniforms and drive marked vehicles, it's advisable to request to see the worker's ide…

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by Jon Craig