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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In New York, Mrs. Evelyn Bennett and Miss LaChristo Wilson from Harlem charged with pigeon drop swindle that cost 66-year-old Flatbush resident Miss Eleanor Paddock $5,000 in life savings. Held on $5,000 bail for July 9 hearing after identification by victim.
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NEW YORK-(ANP)- Mrs. Evelyn Bennett, 27, and Miss LaChristo Wilson, 28, Harlem, were charged with swindling a 66-year-old Flatbush resident of her $5,000 life savings. The ancient "pigeon drop" fraud was used to dupe Miss Eleanor Paddock. The pair were held on $5,000 bail each for hearing July 9.
Seized by Detective Alfred Fingerhut after being sought for nearly two months, the women were identified by Miss Paddock as the pair who accosted her in a Flatbush department store with a story of having found an envelope containing $6,000. She said they offered to share the 'find' with her if she could put up some security.
She agreed and withdrew all of her savings but $30 from a bank and gave it to them. They then remembered an important phone call they had to make and asked her to wait until they returned which she did until they were nabbed.
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miss eleanor paddock swindled of $5,000 life savings. pair held on $5,000 bail each for hearing july 9.
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Mrs. Evelyn Bennett, 27, and Miss LaChristo Wilson, 28, from Harlem charged with using pigeon drop fraud to dupe 66-year-old Flatbush resident Miss Eleanor Paddock. They accosted her in a Flatbush department store claiming to find $6,000 envelope and offered to share if she provided security. She withdrew $4,970 from bank and gave it to them; they asked her to wait while they made a phone call and did not return. Seized by Detective Alfred Fingerhut after nearly two months.