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Elk Grove Police Looking To Identify Suspects Who Scammed Elderly Woman Out Of Money

ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Elk Grove police are looking to identify two suspects who reportedly scammed an elderly person out of a large sum of money in January.

Police say the men are responsible for using a "Pigeon Drop" scheme to scam the victim. The victim told police the two men and an unseen woman convinced her they had a lot of money and asked her to withdraw more money from a bank.

In a pigeon drop scheme, scammers convince a victim to give up money in order to get a larger sum of money.

Anyone with information about the incident or the suspects is asked to contact the Elk Grove Police Department.

Do you know these two men? They are responsible for scamming an elderly person, using what is known as the Pigeon Drop...

Posted by Elk Grove Police Department on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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