emerges. One person was alerted at 3 a.m. by a longtime neighbor warning that someone was in the backyard. The next day, a Rolex watch was gone, and months later police found it in the neighbor’s home, taken by his son while the call served as a distraction. Another victim handed $50 to a man claiming to be a company executive who had lost his phone and wallet, later realizing the story was a painful example of how easy it is to believe a stranger’s confident tale.
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