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.
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Sep 16, 2025, 11:19 AM
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Updated 25 days ago
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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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