🌱 How Monroe-based troopers unraveled a $9,900 scam on local seniors
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- How Monroe-based troopers unraveled a $9,900 scam on local seniors
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📰 News we're reading
• Blooming Grove couple scammed out of $9,900 (warwickadvertiser.com subscription) — State police from the Monroe barracks say they arrested a Queens man accused of scamming an elderly Blooming Grove couple out of $9,900, money that has since been recovered and returned. The case started with a fake PayPal antivirus email and escalated into a cash pickup at the victims’ home, prompting authorities to share practical tips and contacts for reporting similar frauds. 
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