Scam Artists hit Orlando
Orlando Police departments are warning people to be on the lookout for a scam group that has recently arrived in the city. Law enforcement officials say that gangs are moving into the area and are preying on people using a 3-card Monte game. Among the areas hit by these indivicuals are Daytona during Bike Week and the Daytona 500 along with Orange County tourist areas.
In 3-card Monte, a dealer shows the audience a card, shifts that card with two others and asks someone in the audience to guess which card was shown. One person in the audience is in on the game and works with the dealer to convince others to bet large amounts – and lose them.
The scam group’s members also have been known to rob participants as they play the game. The men, who all are related by blood, marriage or long-term association, often travel in minivans registered from Ohio and Kentucky. One Marion County man already has reportedly already has been robbed of a $2,600 and a valuable ring while playing the game at a gas station, according to the Marion sheriff’s office.
If you have been arrested or charged with a Fraud or Theft in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.