Uber driver helps State Police stop $23,000 scam of elderly Upstate couple

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State Police recovered around $34,000 in cash believed to be connected to scams after an Uber driver reported picking up a package with around $23,000 in cash on Dec. 12, 2023.courtesy

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An Uber driver helped State Police recover around $23,000 that an elderly couple was scammed out of, troopers said.

Two Florida men were arrested in Onondaga County and accused of trying to scam the Ithaca couple out of the money, state police said in a news release Monday.

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