Two seniors lose almost $100,000 in cash and jewelry in blessing scams, police say
First in our feeds: Vancouver Sun,
- one outlet each, colour and letter = owner
- same article, counted once
- wire copy
- didn't run it
- Colour and letter = owner: B BLACK PRESSI INDEPENDENTG GLACIERP POSTMEDIAC BROADCASTR REGIONAL OWNERS
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- Dashed = didn't run it: an outlet we could check that didn't carry the story.
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2 separate newsrooms reported this; it ran on 2 sites.
What's being reported
Vancouver police say two seniors lost almost $100,000 in cash and jewelry in blessing scams. Police are investigating a potential connection between the two scams.
How coverage differs
- CityNews VancouverLeads with the police belief that the two senior-targeted scams may be connected.
2 versionsGrouped by owner
Postmedia · 1 version · 1 outlet
- Two seniors lost almost $100,000 in cash and jewelry in separate blessing scams: VPD
In both incidents, the victims were approached at bus stops and convinced to hand over their valuables for a blessing
Broadcast · 1 version · 1 outlet
- Police believe two senior targeted blessing scams are connected: VPD
Two blessing scams in Vancouver in recent weeks have targeted seniors at bus stops. Now the Vancouver Police Department says they are investigating a potential connection between the two.
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