HOUSTON-Texas (KTRK) -- Two suspects are wanted after police said they scammed an elderly person out of $7,000 in the Heights.
On Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 at about 11 a.m. the suspects swindled the money from an elderly victim in the 200 block of W. 20th Street.
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After seeing a man drop a bag in the parking lot, the victim picked it up and was approached by two unknown women, one of whom was said to have a large mole on her face.
The suspects looked in the bag and told the victim it was a large amount of cash.
The thieves scammed the victim into withdrawing $7,000 out of their personal account and said they needed to check the serial numbers on the bills.
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The swindlers took the elderly person's money and told them to wait inside the business. When the victim walked out minutes later, the two women were gone.
Now, a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to find the suspect. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).