Elderly woman conned in pigeon drop scam

Published June 27, 2012 4:00am ET



Montgomery County police are searching for two suspects who they say scammed an 87-year-old woman out of $25,000 in cash.

On June 19, police say, the woman was leaving a Giant on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring when another woman began walking next to her. A man approached the two with a black bag full of cash and asked if it belonged to either of them.

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