Dossier
$1,000 check
Coverage of $1,000 check in the Nexus archive.
- Cops warn of scams after Broward senior sends thousands to crooks promising ‘$7 million and a car’
An 85-year-old Coconut Creek resident was scammed out of $3,500 after receiving a phone call claiming she had won $7 million and a car. Police intervened when she attempted to send more money, finding her at a pottery class. Authorities advise not answering suspicious calls and letting scammers leave messages.