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Conman fundraising for 'school trip' targets Hawke's Bay elderly

Publish Date
Mon, 22 May 2017, 4:42PM
Police say the scammer is targeting elderly (file)
Police say the scammer is targeting elderly (file)

Conman fundraising for 'school trip' targets Hawke's Bay elderly

Publish Date
Mon, 22 May 2017, 4:42PM

Elderly Hawke's Bay residents are being told to watch out for a young con artist.

According to police, the young man tells people he is a St John's College student raising money for a fake school trip to New York.

Police say they have received numerous tip-offs about the scam in Napier and Havelock North, and they're worried there could be more victims.

The scammer has been described as a 16 or 17 year old European, with dark hair.

Police want anyone who may have donated money, or know who he is, to come forward.

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