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Police On The Case: Phone Scammer Scores $20K From Dauphin Co. Resident

Police On The Case After Phone Scammer Scores $20K From Dauphin Co. Resident

(Dauphin County, PA) -- Local police are on the case after a Dauphin County was apparently scammed out of 20 thousand dollars yesterday. Source with the Lower Swatara Township Police say they got the call shortly before 3 p.m. from the unfortunate area resident who described how the scammer had manipulated them. The caller reportedly told the victim that a relative was in legal trouble and needed cash to get out of jail. The victim then withdrew the specified 20-grand and gave the cash to a bogus "courier" who showed up at the victim's home a short time later. The victim found out later that the relative was not in any peril and contacted police.


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