Colombian Migrants Arrested for $20K Scam at Local Grocery Store
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News
Three Colombian migrants have been charged with stealing over $20,000 from a woman in suburban Addison, Illinois, by scamming her with a fake winning lottery ticket. The suspects approached the victim outside a grocery store, claiming they needed money to collect the winnings. One suspect pretended to contact lottery authorities and convinced the victim to withdraw $20,143 from her bank. While the victim briefly left the money in her car, one of the suspects took the cash and fled. The three suspects were later arrested and charged with theft by deception.