2 Indians Cheat 69-Year-Old US Woman Of $80,000, Arrested
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The officers hadn't yet recovered any of her money, police said. (Representational)New York: Two Indian men have been arrested in the US state of Florida for allegedly defrauding a 69-year-old woman of $80,000 through a phone scam, a media report said.Parth Patel, 33, and Jayarami Kuruguntla, 25, were both arrested and booked by the Ocala Police Department when the woman grew suspicious of the scammer's attempt to get $50,000 the third time, a WFTV9 news reported last week.The woman received a pop-up message on her iPad on May 23 claiming her bank had been compromised and that she needed to call on a number.When she called on the provided phone number, the scammer told her she was a suspect in a child pornography case.The scammer told the victim that a $30,000 purchase of child po...