Scammer Targeting Elderly Shoppers Arrested
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Vasile Bombonel, a 38-year-old man, has been extradited from Western Australia to New South Wales, facing charges in a scam that defrauded elderly shoppers of over $100,000. The scam involved targeting older women at shopping centers across the state, with scammers stealing bank cards while victims checked their wallets. Police report 39 incidents, leading to outrage and calls for better protections at public places. Bombonel is charged with nine counts of deception and will appear in court tomorrow, as investigators continue to search for his alleged accomplices.
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