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'Don’t tell anybody': How scammers pressure victims to hand cash to couriers

Police arrested a suspect and recovered $8,000 after troopers said a 79-year-old woman was told to hand cash to a courier for safekeeping.

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A 79-year-old woman in Lancaster County lost more than $20,000 in a money transfer scam, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

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'Don’t tell anybody': How scammers pressure victims to hand cash to couriers

A 79-year-old woman in Lancaster County lost more than $20,000 in a money transfer scam, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

·Lancaster, United States
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WGAL broke the news in Lancaster, United States on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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