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News Release: 10/190/0137/tjw/(8)
August 18, 2010
Note to media: Composite sketches and photos of the suspects are available online
UPDATE: Additional Victims Scammed by Suspects
Fair Oaks, Mount Vernon, McLean Police Districts - Police have determined that two other victims have been scammed out of their money by at least two suspects claiming to have a winning lottery ticket. The most recent was on Friday, July 9, when a 45-year-old manrelinquished nearly $15,000 in cash to two men he met at a gas station believing he would receive a percentage of the lottery winnings.
One suspect was described as having a heavy accent and an olive-skinned complexion. He was about 45 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a heavy build and short, light brown hair. He wore a chain necklace with a two-inch cross on it. The second suspect was described as possibly Brazilian, with a darker complexion. He was about 5 feet 2 inches tall and between 35 and 45 years old and 140 to 155 pounds.
On Friday, May 12, two suspects used the lottery ticket scam to gain $2,000 from a 62-year-old man they approached in the parking lot of a grocery store in the 7600 block of Richmond Highway. The suspects in this case were described as black, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and between 150 to 165 pounds. One suspect was about 40 years old and the other was between 22 and 25 years old.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
Still frame and composite of suspects involved in lottery ticket scam
Elderly Scam Turns into Robbery
McLean Police District – Police are investigating a robbery that began as an attempt to scam an elderly man on Wednesday, June 2. Some time between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the victim, a 74-year-old man, was approached by two men in a parking lot in the 7300 block of Lee Highway. The men claimed they had a winning lottery ticket and needed his assistance to cash it.
At the request of one of the men, they went to the victim’s home nearby. Once inside, the men threatened the victim and demanded money. The victim drove the suspects to a bank in the Tysons Corner area, withdrew an undisclosed amount of cash and relinquished it to the suspects. They ordered him to drop them off near the intersection of Lee Highway and Gallows Road; the victim complied and the suspects fled on foot. The victim was not injured. The incident was not reported to police until the next day.
One of the suspects was described as Greek or Hispanic, between 32 and 33 years old and about 5 feet 3 inches tall. He was between 130 to 135 pounds, with a medium build, dark complexion and straight black hair. He spoke with an accent.
The other suspect was described as white or Italian, about 45 years old, 6 feet tall and 165 pounds, with a medium build. He had a light complexion, straight black hair and brown eyes. He went by the name of Vincent.
Composite sketches of the suspects can be viewed at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2010/061710scamrob.htm
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
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