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Man, Woman Sought For Scamming Elderly Couple Out Of $5,000

Thursday, September 4, 2008

DELAND, Fla. -- Investigators are looking for a man and woman who cheated an elderly couple out of $5,000.

DeLand police said the elderly couple was grocery shopping when the con artists asked for money for a surgical procedure.

The man told the elderly couple he was an illegal alien with a winning lottery ticket and he would pay them back if they would cash it.

Police said the swindlers even drove the couple to the bank where they withdrew the money.

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