DelCo Scammers Preying On Religious Elderly Women: Report

Authorities are searching for a pair of scammers who are preying on the generosity of religious elderly women in Delaware County, according to 6ABC.

On incident occurred on Monday, when the two men, described in the report as having “African accents,” approached a 75-year-old woman on Glendale Road in Upper Darby, allegedly using a sob story to scam her out of $3,000.

According to the report, the woman walked the men into her bank, where they gave her a bag of “money” – which would turn out to be nothing but cut-up newspaper clippings – in exchange for hers, before joining her in prayer and leaving.

Police reportedly think the same pair similarly took advantage of elderly women in Caln Township and Glenolden. In both cases, according to the report, the men sat in a vehicle with their victims, and even took them to lunch, before taking off with their money.

Read the full report at 6ABC.