An Arizona man made more than a half-million dollars scamming elderly magazine subscribers across the country, threatening to have them arrested if they did not pay huge fees and fines. Raheem Oliver, 38, pleaded guilty in Alexandria federal court Monday to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Oliver or an associate would call victims and offer to renew their magazine subscriptions by phone, according to the court papers. Raheem Oliver, who has pleaded guilty to a magazine scam in Alexandria, Va., is shown in this undated photo from Arizona Department of Corrections. (Arizona Department of Corrections)People who seemed vulnerable, particularly the elderly, were targeted for a secondary scam, Oliver admitted in court filings.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2018 23:08 UTC