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MORE 'COUNTERFEITING IN REVERSE' SCAMS
Remember the "Counterfeiting in Reverse" story from a couple weeks ago? Well, here's another tale (this time from the U.K.)
of a conman talking someone out of "counterfeit" money. -Editor
A CONMAN posing as a policeman tricked an 81-year-old woman into handing over £1,000 of her savings. The trickster barged his way in to the woman’s house, telling her he believed she had counterfeit money and he needed to check her bank notes. The victim, who the Echo has chosen not to name, said: “I opened the door and the man said he was a police officer and he believed I had counterfeit money in the house. “I went upstairs to get my money and he followed me up. He was being very bullying. “He then put the money in to his pockets and left. Earlier this week the Echo reported how a man, also posing as a police officer, swindled a 94-year-old woman out of £800. He went to the woman’s house in Friern Gardens, Wickford and told the elderly pensioner he needed to “check her paper money”. The victim let him in to her home and he asked to see where she kept her cash. He snatched the money and fled the property. To read the complete article, see:
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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