Bree Crayon Portrait Swindle Exposed in City
A reader exposes a Brooklyn Chicago and New York scam offering free life size crayon portraits in exchange for a photograph. Victims submit photos of deceased relatives, then receive pressure to pay for frames while letters and stamps vanish. Police warn a complaint is needed for action as crews operate out of town. local clerk notes few arrests without formal complaints.
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