Real estate scam costs Massapequa man $112,000, police say
Police have not identified the alleged scammer, they say. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto/kali9
A Massapequa man was defrauded out of $112,000 on Monday when a scammer posing as his real estate lawyer asked him to send money for closing costs, police said.
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