WESH VIDEO – Palm Bay Police: Elderly Woman Tricked Out of $20,000 In Lotto Ticket Scam

By  //  February 1, 2016

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A Palm Bay woman is out $20,000 after police said con artists tricked her into thinking they won the lottery and asked her for help. (WESH video image)

WESH.COM – A Palm Bay woman is out $20,000 after police said con artists tricked her into thinking they won the lottery and asked her for help.

The elderly victim was in a Winn-Dixie parking lot when a con artist approached her, looking for a ride to the courthouse, authorities told WESH 2 News.

An accomplice pretending to be a stranger approached the woman and said she could take her to the courthouse.  She convinced the victim to ride with them.

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