Chicago man can’t get money back after funeral fundraising scam

After months of back-and-forth with his bank, a Chicago man said he is still out thousands of dollars after he was scammed while walking in Lakeview.

He was conned by a scheme that has come up in the headlines several times this year, involving scammers posing as people needing help funding a funeral.

For the past five months, Paul Mitchell has been in talks with Citibank. He turned to CBS News Chicago when Citibank would not refund his money…

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