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Troy woman loses more than $600K in Publishers Clearing House scam

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A 73-year-old woman in Troy, Michigan, lost more than $600,000 in a scam. The scammer posed as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission. Police say it's unlikely the scammer will be caught, or the money will be recovered.

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Troy woman loses more than $600K in Publishers Clearing House scam

A 73-year-old woman in Troy lost more than $600,000 in a scam.“They sent her what appeared to be an official Publishers Clearing House document claiming that she had won $3.5 million, a car, and $7,000 a week for life,” said Sgt. Ben Hancock with the Troy Police Department. “Like the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”The scammer posed as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, which Publishers Clearing Hou…

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Police: Resident loses nearly $700,000 in ‘Publishers Clearinghouse’ scam

A Troy resident has reportedly lost nearly $700,000 to a scammer claiming she won the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. According to the Troy Police Department, the swindle started a while ago and continued over several months after the resident was mailed a notice stating she was a sweepstakes winner and an attorney was assigned to her case so that the prize could be claimed. The so-called attorney convinced the resident to make payments to…

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