A Sycamore Road resident was scammed out of money after being contacted by a person who pretended to be a police officer from an unknown police department, according to the Princeton Police Department.
The suspect contacted the victim on Jan. 9 and told the victim that their personal information had been linked to criminal activity in various countries, police said.
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The suspect allegedly talked the victim into sending a wire transfer for $65,500 to prevent their financial accounts from being frozen by the government, police said.
The victim wired the money to the suspect and suffered a monetary loss in the incident, which was reported Jan. 10.
