CRIMER/SCAMS
VFW Scam $5000 Check to Enter to Win $250,000
A retired widower in his 80s was contacted by a scammer posing as the 'VFW,' requesting a $5,000 cashier's check to enter a lottery for a $250,000 prize. The victim's family is certain it is a scam, comparing it to the Nigerian Prince scheme, and questions how the elderly man could investigate the legitimacy of the offer.
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