Whitemarsh Police said a 97-year-old Hallowell Street resdient received a fraudulent letter and check in the mail on Dec. 2.
The letter included a check written out to him in the amount of $822 from the company Trustnet. The letter said that the resident had won $8,222 and that to claim his prize the resident must deposit the check and send Trustnet $520.
The resident did not respond to the fraudulent letter, and no money was taken, police said.
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