A Massachusetts woman said two men scammed her in a Target parking lot to steal her wallet. Eileen Savoia said she was approached by two men as she tried to drive away from Framingham on Thursday. they knocked on the window. A gentleman (on the driver’s side) was telling me there was something wrong with my tire,” Savoia said. “So I rolled down my window and said, ‘What the hell? what do you mean by something wrong with my tire?'” According to Savoia, the men claimed that something was leaking near the left rear tires of his vehicle. it was balsamic vinegar, it looked like it was brake grease. Just to distract me,” she said. Savoia then got out of her vehicle to look for the problem and noticed that the substance didn’t look like oil. ‘she was out of the vehicle, Savoia said that was when the next phase of the crooks’ plan kicked in. Next to my car, he had to get in and pull my wallet out of my purse without me even knowing it, “she said. By then, the two men had long since left. “I was caught off guard and I feel i idiot for falling into the trap,” she said. 30 / Cochituate Road. “Someone may have seen these two individuals in that parking lot…Call us. Let us know. What you think isn’t a lot of information may actually help break up a crime,” Riley said. . “They’re moving. So it’s not just targeting Framingham. They’re going to go to the next community. Into Natick, where there’s a lot of malls. That same crew could be up to Saugus,” Savoia said that the scammers had tried to use his debit card at a local bank’s ATM, but were unsuccessful because they did not have his PIN. She then canceled her credit cards soon after. “The holidays are coming. They’re out there. The scammers are out there,” Savoia said. the bank where the scammers tried to use Savoia’s debit card.
A Massachusetts woman says two men scammed her in a Target parking lot to steal her wallet.
Eileen Savoia said she was approached by two men as she tried to walk away from the Framingham location on Thursday.
“As I was about to turn, they were knocking on the window. A gentleman (on the driver’s side) was telling me there was something wrong with my tire,” Savoia said. “So I rolled down my window and said, ‘What do you mean something’s wrong with my tire?'”
According to Savoia, the men claimed that something was leaking near the left rear tires of his vehicle.
“They sprayed my tires with, I believe it was balsamic vinegar, which made it look like brake grease. Just to distract me,” she said.
Savoia then got out of her vehicle to look for the problem and noticed that the substance did not look like oil. As she was out of the vehicle, Savoia said that was when the next phase of the crooks’ plan was launched.
“While he was distracting me to get out of the car to look at the tire, there was another guy on the right side of my car. He had to walk in and pull my wallet out of my purse without me even know,” she said. said.
Savoia said she only realized her wallet was missing after she got back in her car to call AAA. By then, the two men were long gone.
“I was caught off guard and feel like a fool for falling for it,” she said.
Framingham Deputy Chief of Police Sean Riley said officers responded to Savoia’s call for police from the target off Route 30/Cochituate Road.
“Someone may have seen these two individuals in that parking lot…Call us. Let us know. What you think isn’t a lot of information may actually help break up a crime,” Riley said. . “They’re moving. So it’s not just targeting Framingham. They’re going to go to the next community. Into Natick, where there’s a lot of malls. That same crew could be up to Saugus.”
Savoia said the scammers tried to use his debit card at a local bank’s ATM, but were unsuccessful because they did not have his PIN. She then canceled her credit cards soon after.
“The holidays are coming. They’re out there. The scammers are out there,” Savoia said.
Riley said police are checking video from surveillance cameras in and around the Target parking lot, as well as the bank where the scammers attempted to use Savoia’s debit card.
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