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Somerset man accused of scamming $35K from Bloomfield victim

Police say 26-year-old Mahir Patel of Somerset called the victim pretending to be from Capital One.

News 12 Staff

Sep 16, 2025, 7:19 AM

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A man is behind bars in Bloomfield this morning accused of scamming a victim out of $35,000.

Police say 26-year-old Mahir Patel of Somerset called the victim pretending to be from Capital One.

He allegedly convinced the victim to meet with a fake representative from the Federal Trade Commission to hand over the cash.

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