Scammers use charity magazine as ruse

Scammers use charity magazine as ruse

An alleged scammer used charity magazine sales to swindle a Birmingham resident living at the 1000 block of Cole Avenue out of over $720 earlier this month. The residents reported the incident to Birmingham police on Monday, October 13, claiming that on Saturday, October 4, a man came up to his door selling magazines for charity and said purchases were tax-deductible. The resident ended up sending $720 through Zelle to a woman in Pontiac but tri…