'Leak scam' artists burglarize Sunrise apartment - Plantation / Sunrise - MiamiHerald.com
'Leak scam' artists burglarize Sunrise apartment - Plantation / Sunrise - MiamiHerald.com: "Leak scam' artists burglarize Sunrise apartment
A team of con artists used a ''leak scam'' to distract an apartment dweller in Sunrise.
A 90-year-old man told police he answered a knock on the door of his apartment in the 8400 block of Sunrise Lakes Boulevard about 4:40 p.m. Sept. 30 and found himself facing two men and a woman.
The larger of the men, wearing a goatee and a baseball cap, said they were there to check the inside of the apartment for a water leak.
He walked into the closet and told the older man there was water on the carpet.
While he showed him the water, he blocked the older man from leaving the closet.
The victim told police he became suspicious at that point and said, ``Get out of my way.''
As he finally pushed past the man, all three visitors suddenly ran from the apartment.
In the bedroom, a dresser drawer was open and two envelopes, containing $200 and a Garrard watch valued at $1,000 were gone."
A team of con artists used a ''leak scam'' to distract an apartment dweller in Sunrise.
A 90-year-old man told police he answered a knock on the door of his apartment in the 8400 block of Sunrise Lakes Boulevard about 4:40 p.m. Sept. 30 and found himself facing two men and a woman.
The larger of the men, wearing a goatee and a baseball cap, said they were there to check the inside of the apartment for a water leak.
He walked into the closet and told the older man there was water on the carpet.
While he showed him the water, he blocked the older man from leaving the closet.
The victim told police he became suspicious at that point and said, ``Get out of my way.''
As he finally pushed past the man, all three visitors suddenly ran from the apartment.
In the bedroom, a dresser drawer was open and two envelopes, containing $200 and a Garrard watch valued at $1,000 were gone."
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