Last week, police detectives arrested Mario Simonte, 34, of Montclair, in connection with a series of scams targeting college students across Southern California, according to the Irvine Police Department.
Simonte approached students near campuses and claimed he urgently needed to borrow cash to return to Italy.
He drove the victims to an ATM to withdraw cash. He handed out illegitimate business cards, counterfeit perfume, and Apple products as a false gesture of good faith, but never reimbursed the victims…