

“It’s upsetting when you read news stories about tias and abuelitas losing their money because all they want to do is help someone out. Send your questions, comments and suggestions about Washington Post online comics, puzzles and games to. “The key to preventing this is awareness,” says Baldo co-creator Hector Cantu. Baldo’s great aunt, Tia Carmen, is approached by con artists. The series runs for two weeks and started yesterday.īaldo, in an 11-day storyline running March 13 to March 24, illustrates the problem. Of course, once the money has been taken from the victim, the con artists disappear – leaving behind a worthless lottery ticket.
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As a sign of “good faith,” the victim is asked for a security deposit. Get this Winston-Salem Journal page for free from Tuesday, ApWINSTON SALEMJOURNAL TUESDAY APB9 Comics Puzzles 2TTS DILBERT ecoW IIbcow 1 WoW jj ill Su. The con artists claim they can’t collect their prize because of immigration issues and ask the victim to claim it for them. Con artists typically approach elderly individuals with what appears to be a winning lottery ticket. The so-called “Latin Lotto Scam” has been reported throughout the United States in communities with large Hispanic populations. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for December 15, 2021.


Cantú and Carlos Castellanos created Decemavailable on. Kudos are in order for Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of the feature “Baldo,” who are using their feature to warn and expose a growing scam in the Latino communities. View the comic strip for Baldo by cartoonist Hector D.
