Michael Woodward, 50, and his wife Melissa Woodward, 47, are charged with scamming more than 230 San Diego area senior citizens out of $1.9 million – and there may be victims statewide, says California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.The pair is accused of burglary, grand theft, theft from an elder and other charges.
Officials are asking anyone who suspect they or someone they know have been victimized, to call the Department of Insurance at (800) 927-4357.
For over a decade the Woodwards allegedly ran a $6 million scam bilking hundreds of seniors across 10 states while operating under numerous aliases and bogus businesses, the state says.
According to department investigators, the Woodward's sold fraudulent in-home non-medical senior service contracts. They targeted seniors by telling them that for a pre-paid annual fee they would get an unlimited amount of non-medical services.
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Couple Charged With Bilking Millions From Hundreds of Senior Citizens
Never deal with anyone asking for money without checking them out first.
ReplyDeleteYes, and so many fall for the pitches.
ReplyDeleteIs that Dave Jones mentioned the former Assemblyman?
ReplyDeleteDon't know. See if you get more in the original source article.
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