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Local Man Arrested For Scamming Elderly NJ Woman
September 17, 2019
An Escambia County man has been charged with scamming an elderly New Jersey woman.
Parth C. Patel was charged with grand theft of a victim over the age of 65. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Last week, the East Windsor New Jersey Township Police Department requested assistance from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Fraud Unit. The New Jersey authorities reported a 72- year old victim had been scammed out of a large sum of money.
NJ Police stated the victim was told that they had “pending criminal actions” against them and needed to send money via FedEx to resolve the matter or their social security may be seized. Even though the victim had no criminal history, they complied out of fear and was provided an address location where to send the money via FedEx to Escambia County, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
After a search warrant was served, Patel was taken into custody.
Escambia County investigators said they believe there may be more victims tied to Patel’s activities.
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5 Responses to “Local Man Arrested For Scamming Elderly NJ Woman”
He is scum……….I never,ever,ever answer a phone call from a number I do not recognize……..ever!!!! I am hard like that……
I had a phone call like that and when I was told they would come to my house and arrest me if I didn’t comply…..I told him to come and get me,I’ll be waiting….still waiting!!!
I also had the same call and also had one stating that my social security number was expired. The caller id always shows that it is a century number, bs call’s.
Should have never been released on Bond. He will just do it again and pay the fine. Need to put a stop to people like this, cheating the elderly out of their money. Hold him accountable to show these scammers we are not taking it anymore. Enough is enough.
I got a call last week claiming to be from the Social Security office saying I had broken the law and that warrant was out for my arrest. Please contact us immediately at (189) area code….I hung up!
Watch yourself people and unless law enforcement shows up at your door with identification, don’t get scammed!