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Are you familiar with this scam? Well it's based on building confidence in the "pigeon" or victim. A person will gain the trust of someone..then they convince them to give up a certain amount of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money or valuable object. Realistically the scammers gets the money the pigeon (victim) is left with nothing. Police say they're focusing on seniors. They befriend them and gain their trust...usually running errands taking them to doctors appointments...etc. Then they convince them to take out loans, go through their bank accounts...any number of ways they scheme to take from the elderly. The holidays are nearing so they say be careful to keep your eyes open for them.

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Abunai read my blog view my photos
Oct 22, 2008 | 8:48 AM

Well gosh! Sounds like Democrats with Fannie and Freddie, and ACORN have been practicing the Pigeon Dropping Scam on America!!

Funny how we can make a point of it with individual crooks, but let someone point this same operation from Barney Franks, Chris Dodd, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer, etc. and NOBODY in the media wants to address it..

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Shay_Harris

Shay Harris comes to sunny Florida years after her first family trip to Disney World, only to find a sprawling city that's still growing. Before arriving in Orlando, Shay spent almost three years in Memphis, Tennessee. Shay worked as a Reporter and Fill-in Anchor while in the Bluff City. In Memphis, Shay got to experience every kind of story possible; she was one of the first reporters to cover the nationally publicized story of "The Pastor's Wife", a slaying in Selmer, TN that took the networks by storm for weeks. She also experienced, first hand, the devastation left by deadly twisters in Tennessee and Arkansas. What Shay really enjoyed digging her chops into were exclusive stories of intrigue like how dead people "voted" in major elections... and other stories of mischief in city, county, and state government, stories like, The Tennessee Waltz scandal, as well as the kidnapping of a teenaged girl who escaped from the house of her captor where police returned to find drugs & child pornography among other things. Shay spent two years in Chattanooga, TN as an Anchor and Producer of the news and talk show, "News for Women". She also made stops in Jackson, TN & Beaumont, TX. From time to time you may catch appearances of Shay guest starring on the nationally syndicated shows "The Parkers" and "The Steve Harvey Show". While living in Los Angeles, she spent a year as the Project Director for Los Angeles County's largest Homeless Facility, "People Assisting the Homeless", some of Shay's most rewarding work. Shay is a lover of inspirational & empowerment books, in fact she has some literary works in progress of her own. She enjoys opportunities to play in charity softball games for the Boys & Girls Club, reading to & mentoring young children, speaking at empowerment functions that benefit women, singing at civic & social events and doing whatever it takes to uplift the community in which she lives. Shay enjoys watching movies, going to sporting events, cooking and those few rare moments to relax at home.

Member Since: 9/24/2007