Two men are wanted by police in an alleged face-to-face fishing scam that robbed two elderly men in grocery store parking lots.
An 87-year-old man was robbed late April in a Chicago Jewel Foods parking lot on 87th Street by a man claiming to be from Africa and having large amounts of money to give away if the victim provided some of his own money in good faith, according to a press release.
A second man then came up and said he would provide his money as a show of good faith, convincing the victim to drive the offenders to his bank where he withdrew cash. In return, he received an envelope full of newspaper clippings.
A similar incident that took place in a Fairplay Foods parking lot on 111th Street robbed a 95-year-old man in early May using the same tactics.
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In both cases, the second offender entered the bank with the victims to withdraw money.
The two alleged robbers, wanted for deceptive practice, are described as black males, 55-60 years of age. The first offender is said to have dark complexion and the second has medium to dark complexion and wore a kangol-style cap.
Anyone with information regarding the incidents is being asked to call the Financial Crimes Unit at (312)-746-9661.
