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Man Scams Elderly Bayside Man Out Of $9,000 Dollars: Cops
The man posed as a bail bondsman and picked up $9,000 from the 79-year-old victim's Bayside home.

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The man posed as a bail bondsman and picked up $9,000 from the 79-year-old victim's Bayside home.

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