Woman, 21, falls victim to lottery phone call scam: Berea Police Blotter

Full story: The News Sun

THEFT, DEPOT STREET: A 21-year-old woman received a call Oct. 27 from a "Marcus DiPalma" who said she won $450,000. The caller then put "another agent" on the phone who told the woman to send $300 cash to a "Giovanni Gomez" in San Juan, Costa Rica, to cover taxes on her winnings.

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