PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A fraud scheme that targeted more than 100 senior citizens in Northwest and Southwest Philadelphia for nearly two years has been shut down.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) said five individuals believed to be the architects of the scheme have been arrested and more arrests are expected.
Assistant District Attorney Gillian Dagress of the DAO’s Elder Justice Unit said the defendants would pose as representatives of a utility company and call the victims to tell them there was a problem with their account payment…