Photo courtesy: Chino P.D.
Police looking for two lottery scam suspects

Courtesy of Chino P.D.

CHINO– Chino Police are requesting help in identifying and locating two suspects who scammed a 65-year-old victim out of $20,000.  It is believed that they may have victimized others using a similar scam.

Officers were able to obtain surveillance footage photos of the two suspects just before they approached the female victim inside of Burlington Coat Factory, located at 5517 Philadelphia Street, on Monday, March 7, 2016.  At approximately 3 p.m., it is alleged that the unknown female and male suspects conned the victim into leaving with them in a vehicle described as a 4-door maroon sedan.  The female suspect claimed to have won a large sum of money playing the lottery, but said she needed assistance to claim it as she did not have identification.  She asked for $20,000 in collateral in exchange for large return on her investment from the lottery winnings.  The victim agreed and was driven to a bank in Corona to withdraw the funds.  The suspects then drove to the Stater Bros. grocery store at 6989 Schaefer Avenue, where the victim had previously dropped off her car.  They then fled with the victim’s money.

Suspect descriptions:

Suspect 1:  Hispanic female adult, approximately 45 years old, 160 lbs, 5’6” with long black hair.  Last seen wearing a gray sweater and dark pants.

Suspect 2:  Hispanic male adult, approximately 45 years old, 180 lbs, 5’9” with shoulder length black hair and a moustache, last seen wearing a long-sleeved checkered shirt, blue jeans and a tan “Ford” hat.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Detective McArdle at 909-334-3039, or jmcardle@chinopd.org.