4 men accused of swindling elderly woman out of nearly $100,000

Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with stealing nearly $100,000 from an elderly Willoughby resident.

Police say the theft began with a phone call, with the caller telling the elderly woman she owed $342 through PayPal.

“While attempting to make that first payment, she told the caller that she accidentally entered the amount of $34,200 instead of $342, so then the caller somehow convinced her to meet and give that cash after withdrawing it from her bank,” said Michael Sevel, detective lieutenant with the Willoughby Police Department…

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