Milford Police Prevent Elderly Woman From Being Scammed

MILFORD, CT — An elderly woman was nearly scammed out of $4,000 police say, and police are asking for help in identifying the suspect. Police were able to intercept the package containing the money before it was retrieved by the suspect.

On Thursday, Milford Police Department investigated an attempted fraud that occurred at the Hampton Inn, 129 Plains Road.

An elderly female in Illinois received a phone call from a male pretending to be her nephew, police said. The man told her that he had been arrested in Connecticut and needed money to get out of jail. The male asked her to send $4,000 cash to the Hampton Inn in Milford, CT, police said.

The victim sent the money via UPS. She was able to make contact with her nephew and confirm that the call was a scam. She reported the incident to her local police department and they contacted the Milford Police Department to intercept the package, police said.

A Hispanic male with long braids wearing a black zip-up sweatshirt with white stripes attempted to pick up the package but the hotel staff was alerted to only release the package to police, police said.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact Detective Dancy at (203)783-4798 or tdancy@ci.milford.ct.us

Reference case #2506-18.
Photo credit: Milford Police