A quick-thinking New York woman outsmarted a man who apparently thought he could get away with scamming her out of thousands in cash, police say. According to CBS New York, 73-year-old Jean received a call Thursday morning from a man claiming to be one of her grandsons. Dhillon said the man told her he had …
A Washington Township, New Jersey, man is accused of faking a brain tumor to solicit online donations. The Pascack Valley Daily Voice reported that Hillsdale Police charged Joseph O’Connell, 29, with theft by deception for allegedly receiving donations for a cancerous brain tumor that he never had. Police caught wind of the deplorable scheme earlier this month after …
A New York couple reportedly scammed people out of thousands by raising funeral funds for a 5-year-old who is alive and fighting a rare form of cancer, authorities alleged. Brittney Schmidt, 30, and Vincent Fina, 29, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to scheme to defraud and child endangerment charges on Tuesday. Dee Tirado, 52, told …
