State Police from the Indiana barracks have been investigating several scams over the last few weeks.
A Homer City woman was bilked out of $8000 in a scam through Facebook. State police said that between December 30th and January 6th, the 71-year-old woman gave $8000 to an person on Facebook with the name Joshua Oliva. She believed that she was involved in a romantic relationship with him.
State police in Indiana investigated a scam where over $600 was stolen from someone’s bank account. Police say that between January 19th and 20th, someone was able to access the Sezzle account of a 43-year-old Homer City woman and make $632.69 in purchases that came out of her bank account. No solvability factors were discovered in the course of the investigation.
Scammers were able to bilk a Coral man out of $800. State police say that between January 12th and 14th, a 54-year-old man was deceived into giving $800 in Apple Gift Cards to an unidentified man who promised to ensure a loan through LightStream services on January 12th. No solvability factors were discovered in the case.
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