CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2011 —Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting senior citizens and their families of a roving suburban scam that finds middle-aged women earning the trust of vulnerable older men and then draining them of tens of thousands of dollars.
Sheriff’s investigators and senior citizen advocacy groups have noted an increase in calls about the “sweetheart scams,” especially in the southwest suburbs. Members of the same ring of suspects have targeted older, single…
