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These Are The Most Common Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities (NY)

Monday, March 28, 2016

"Two weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to raise awareness about a pattern of fraud schemes preying on immigrants in the city.

Speakers at the March 24 event included representatives from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the New York Immigration Coalition."

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