DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver man was arrested in connection with a six-figure scam that occurred in Larimer County, according to a press release from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said that investigators received information in June about a potential fraud incident that began in January.
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The victim said that a family friend introduced him to the suspect, later identified as William “Billy” Harris, 67, who claimed that he had inherited millions of dollars from a wealthy family member, but needed help paying taxes before the funds could be released to him.
In the following six months since their introduction to one another, Harris asked the victim to withdraw and deliver cash to multiple locations across Larimer County and Denver. Harris told the victim that the steps were necessary to unlock the inheritance…