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Argentina – “Black Widow” lures victims to Buenos Aires casino

By - 17 October 2022

A 51-year-old woman has been arrested after a long investigation that found that she swindled almost two dozen men while meeting them in the racino under the racetrack in Buenos Aires.  

The “black widow,” a term used for con artists who use the same scam, contacted men via a dating app, then arranged a meeting with them in the casino. She then went to their homes  where she drugged them and stole their money and valuables.  Police and local media have dubbed the woman as “The Black Widow of the Palermo Hippodrome. ”

With the money taken from her victims, it was discovered that she had bought at least 35 vehicles. The investigation indicated that the woman may have committed some 19 robberies using the same method since 2018. The first complaint against her was filed by a 50-year-old man, who explained that he had seen her for the first time in person at the racino on an application called Zonacitas where she used the alias “Capricorn”.

The scam victim said they had dinner, then went to her apartment and had drinks. There he fell asleep and remained in that state for at least 12 hours. Upon waking, he found that he was missing a large sum of money and that she had also taken some of his valuables.

It was also discovered that the “Black Widow” had made bets of around 25 million pesos in the last four years at the same casino.

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