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Con Man Arrested After Allegedly Charging Tourists $400 For Free Staten Island Ferry
A con man was busted after he allegedly charged a pair of tourists $200 each for tickets on the Staten Island Ferry, which as far as we can recall, is free.
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Ben Yakas
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Brooklyn Man Arrested For Massive "Grandparent Scam" Across U.S.
Unsuspecting grandparents sent the scammer tens of thousands.
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Jen Chung
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LI Man Arrested For Pretending To Get Run Over By A Car
A Long Island man allegedly nearly pulled off a spectacular con last month by pretending to get hit by a car and demanding cash from the driver. Unfortunately, he took the scam a little too far.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Video: Con Man Talks Straphanger Into Giving Up His Phone
What in the world did he say?
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Garth Johnston
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Ambitious Man Tries To Sell Buildings He Doesn't Own
A Queens man was offering a fantastic deal: three adjacent commercial
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Ben Yakas
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Con Man Uses Comped Chips to Beat the House
Brooklyn native Seyit Ibrahim Yel has allegedly conned casinos across the
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Jaya Saxena
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A Guide To Recognizing Your Scams
New York City residents are among the least likely Americans to
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Ben Muessig
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Study: Few New Yorkers Fall For Scams
New Yorkers are some of the least likely people in the
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Ben Muessig
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Con Man Faces Life Sentence For Swindling Swedes
A Midtown con man faces a possible life sentence after being
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Ben Muessig
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Cops and Swedes Bust Midtown Scam Artist
A thief unsuccessfully attempted to extort a Swedish military official and
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Ben Muessig
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