Port Chester Police Warn About Lottery Scam Making The Rounds

PORT CHESTER, NY — Police say that a classic confidence scheme has been dusted off by scammers and has resulted in at least one Port Chester victim being fleeced.

Early Thursday afternoon, the victim of the con was approached by two other women on Midland Avenue. The victim was befriended by the suspects, who convinced her that they had a winning lottery ticket, but due to unexplained reasons, they couldn't cash it, according to officials.

The victim was tricked into returning to her home and giving the suspects a deposit for the winning ticket, prior to being cashed in, police said.

The victim gave the two scammers a substantial amount of cash as a good faith payment to split the winning lotto ticket, according to the cops. Alas, it was soon discovered that the suspects had pulled a fast one and fled with her money.

"We wish to spread the word, especially to our Hispanic community members, that these types of scams are occurring," Port Chester police said in a statement on Thursday, warning if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. "We are currently investigating this incident."