BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are warning the public after an elderly man was scammed out of $9,500.
The 93-year-old man told police he was called by someone who said they were a lawyer and that his nephew had been in a car crash and needed the money for bail.
The man said he was told to take money out of the bank and deposit it in a box at the Post Office.
The man said an unknown Black man in a white motor vehicle arrived at his address and took the box of money.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area D-4 detectives at 617-343-4250.
Residents that receive a similar call are urged to contact police.
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