$62,000 taken in 'curse' scam
CHICAGO - Authorities in Illinois are searching for two
women charged with stealing a woman's money under the
pretense of cleansing it of evil spirits. Cook County
authorities indicted Laura Santini, 61, and her daughter,
Rosann, 35, on felony theft charges this week for scamming
a Park Ridge woman out of $62,000, the Chicago Tribune
reported Thursday. "They basically were able to convince
the victim that some money she had gotten was cursed money
and that somehow that curse had transferred to other money
that she had," Chicago police Detective Milorad Sofrenovic
said. "They told her that in order to be able to remove
this curse, they needed to take this money physically to
a shrine in Indiana and with prayers drive the curse from
the money." Sofrenovic said the woman realized she had
been scammed when she saw a "for rent" sign on the women's
Chicago home. He said the women have not been seen in
more than a year.
CHICAGO - Authorities in Illinois are searching for two
women charged with stealing a woman's money under the
pretense of cleansing it of evil spirits. Cook County
authorities indicted Laura Santini, 61, and her daughter,
Rosann, 35, on felony theft charges this week for scamming
a Park Ridge woman out of $62,000, the Chicago Tribune
reported Thursday. "They basically were able to convince
the victim that some money she had gotten was cursed money
and that somehow that curse had transferred to other money
that she had," Chicago police Detective Milorad Sofrenovic
said. "They told her that in order to be able to remove
this curse, they needed to take this money physically to
a shrine in Indiana and with prayers drive the curse from
the money." Sofrenovic said the woman realized she had
been scammed when she saw a "for rent" sign on the women's
Chicago home. He said the women have not been seen in
more than a year.