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‘Scumbag scam artists’ using Uber drivers to collect stolen money from seniors, sheriff says

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said scam artists are using Uber drivers and other couriers to collect thousands of dollars in cash from unsuspecting victims, generally senior citizens, who are told they need to pay a large sum of money to help a loved one get out of trouble.

Chitwood on Thursday released video of a man and an Uber driver at a drop-off site in Orlando after the driver accepted $17,500 from a 78-year-old DeLand woman who was told a family member was either in a crash, arrested or in some kind of legal trouble.

Chitwood said oftentimes a second caller will follow up with the victim, posing as an attorney or law enforcement officer. [TRENDING: Some vaccines more effective than others? | Ranking

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