CHELSEA

Tales of betrayal

Four businesses that had been operating for years suddenly stand accused of scamming customers

Luis Perrone in front of the now-closed Payments Plus, which he says defrauded him of $900 that was supposed to go to pay his bills. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

By Katheleen Conti

Globe Staff / January 1, 2009

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Zoraida Claudio is setting personal records at record-keeping. Claudio is a reformed cash-only consumer, who now pays bills with money orders and keeps receipts for a year before tossing. This isn't the result of a New Year's resolution or in response to the bearish economy, but because Claudio was one of hundreds of customers allegedly scammed early this year by ... (Full article: 1353 words)