NEW YORK – The NYPD is searching for the group of men who used a lottery ticket scam to steal tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from an 80-year-old woman.
What we know: — On Thursday, March 20, at approximately 11:45 a.m., four men stopped at 845 White Plains Road, a building within a shopping center in Soundview, The Bronx.
Two of the alleged thieves began talking to the 80-year-old victim. Using a lottery ticket scam to distract her, the foursome managed to steal approximately $17,700 worth of jewelry, police said.
The suspects fled in a gray Honda Pilot with New Jersey plates. Fortunately, the victim was unharmed.
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