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Senior Citizen Loses $242,000 In Fraud Incident: New Lenox Police

The woman told police a bank representative called to alert her to the large transfer.

NEW LENOX, IL — A New Lenox woman told police that more than $200,000 had been fraudulently removed from her bank account, according to New Lenox police reports.

Police were called to the woman's home Monday, for a report of fraud. The woman—who is a senior citizen—told police she had received a phone call from an employee of their bank who advised a large sum of money was removed from her account.

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The woman later found $242,000 was missing, police said.

The woman told police she did not know anything more about the transaction or where the funds were transferred.

The incident is under review for further investigation or case closure.

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