Police said the woman, who lives in the 100 block of Acacia,
reported that someone claiming to work for Citibank called her on Aug. 13, and
said her inactive account was past due.
The victim said she was told she could bring the account
current by buying $990 worth of reloadable credit cards. She said she purchased
the cards at the Jewel Food store in Countryside.
The con artist then asked her to read the numbers on the
back of the card over the phone.
When the con artist called again asking for more money, the woman
became suspicious and called police.
Police said by the time they became involved, the credit cards
already had been used to buy gift cards, and the two telephone numbers provided
by the con artist were disconnected.
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