There’s a bundle of cash in the suspect’s paper bag and he needs help depositing it. But after you part ways, you discover he’s absconded with your debit card.
Montgomery County police say three people — two on April 17, one on April 18 — at the Westfield Shopping Center in Wheaton have fallen prey to the con artist’s tricks. Among them was a 28-year-old man who was approached by the suspect on April 17, police said. The suspect claimed he had a bag of cash and the victim said he’d help him deposit it. They walked to a nearby bank where the suspect told the victim he’d changed his mind, but then asked the victim to show him how the automated-teller machine worked.
Before parting ways, the suspect left the bag with the victim, police said. The bag was filled with shredded newspaper. The victim’s debit card was gone.
Anyone with information on the incidents should call 240-773-6330
