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83-year-old East Bay woman loses nearly $50K in Coinstar, Coinme scam
"They just destroy people's lives. They're despicable people." An 83-year-old East Bay woman says the scam started when she received a call about her grandson being in legal trouble but that wasn't the case. Now, she's out nearly $50,000.
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