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Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say
Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Police are searching for a man who tricked a Long Island woman out of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and cash after using a good deed to gain her trust. It happened in Roosevelt on Tuesday, July 9, according to Nassau County Police. At around 3 p.m. that day, a 76-year-old woman was walking on Nassau Avenue near the intersection of Debevoise Avenue with her groceries. A man approached her and asked if she needed help carrying her groceries home. She happily obliged, police said. When they arrived at her home, the man explained that he had a winning lottery ticket in his possess…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Roosevelt Man Accused Of Targeting 71-Year-Old In Lottery Scam Roosevelt Man Accused Of Targeting 71-Year-Old In Lottery Scam
Roosevelt Man Accused Of Targeting 71-Year-Old In Lottery Scam A Long Island man was charged after investigators reported that he tried to scam a 71-year-old man by pretending the man won the lottery and needed to pay taxes. Christopher Davis, age 27, of Roosevelt, was charged with third-degree grand larceny, according to an announcement from the Nassau County Police Department on Wednesday, March 2. NCPD said Davis told the Kansas man that he needed to send funds to an address in Roosevelt to pay taxes related to his lottery win. Investigators worked with UPS to deliver an empty box to the location on Debevoise Avenue, police said.  Police…

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by Nicole Valinote