Crime Report
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Elderly couple bilked by imposter

KEY WEST -- A 73-year-old woman told police she was scammed out of more than $9,800 by a man claiming to be her grandson, according to a police report.

There were no arrests made.

The woman told police Thursday morning that her husband got a call from a man purporting to be their grandson on Monday. The man told them he was in a car crash in which he wa...

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