Retiree loses $1m in timeshare fraud by Mexican drug cartel known for cannibalism
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Retiree loses $1m in timeshare fraud by Mexican drug cartel known for cannibalism

ByNews Polite

Two California retirees say they lost nearly $1 million after falling victim to a bizarre timeshare scam run by a notorious Mexican drug cartel that is known for horrifying claims of cannibalism. The rapidly evolving scam, run by the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), is estimated to have fleeced hundreds…

Peaches Stergo admits to stealing $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor
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Peaches Stergo admits to stealing $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor

ByNews Polite

A heartless Florida woman admitted to scamming an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor she met on a dating site out of a jaw-dropping $2.8 million, federal prosecutors announced. Peaches Stergo’s years-long fraud cost the elderly victim his life savings while she lived a life of luxury that included a house in a…

Timothy Gritman impersonated dead dad amid pension ripoff
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Timothy Gritman impersonated dead dad amid pension ripoff

ByNews Polite

He was “dad” on arrival. A Pennsylvania man was so intent on stealing his dead dad’s pension and Social Security payments that he even used make-up to “whiten his hair and eyebrows” to impersonate his elderly father to skeptical authorities. The grifter, Timothy Gritman, 55, stole $204,985 in NY state…