June 9, 2022
BATAVIA, NY – State police in Troop A, say they handled 442 fraud cases in 2021 and 113 so far in 2022. It is estimated that over $1,000,000 has been exchanged from the victims in State Police cases in 2021 and $500,000 so far in 2022.
Troopers also say, in most cases, victims will not get their money back, because the scam artists are out of the country.